ISRAEL'S HISTORY & INFORMATIVE FACTS
My Perspective of Israel
by
Vernika Monk
Explore Isra'el's History!! Understand the historical facts about Isra'el and the countries that surround them. The topics focus on country boundary disputes, policies, and terrorism. It also contains other curious facts about its' geography, cities and environment.
Israel-West Bank History
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During the Ottoman Empire the Jewish and Arab wanted the land of Israel. -1516
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When Israel gained their independence and re-established Israel, the Gaza Strip was controleld by Egypt and the West Bank were under the control Jordan. -(1948-49)
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During the 6-Day War, Israel gained control of the West Bank and the Gaza Strips: (Golan Height, Jerusalem). This is the result of various Arab nations attack on Israel. -1967
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The first attempts at non-peace actions from the Palestinians, known as the intifadah. -1987
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There were other attempts and various agreements, such as the 'Middle East Peace Conference', which was an attempt at peace within these areas and the surrounding Arabic area. -1991
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The attempts at peace began in Oslo, Norway, known as ' Oslo Accord'. Peace began to increase after the signing of he 'Declaration of Principle', under Clinton, which allowed the Palestinians to govern themselves. -1993
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Israel agrees to gradually withdrawal from the West Bank, under the 'Wye Agreement'. -1997​
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Israel builds a barrier wall to divide Israel settlements from Palestian in West Bank. -2009
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Talks pick back up again, but no clear solution between the two were meet. -2013-14
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The US embassy is established in Jerusalem and is recognized as the capital of Israel. PLO and PA are unsupportive of this recognition, thus negotiations stall, again -(2017-18)
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Today Israel controls more then half of the West Bank. -2024
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After the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7th, 2023, forces from in the West Bank began attacks on Israel. -2024
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