Arab Israeli Conflict Events
by Description of five events including the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, the Six day war, The Suez crisis, The 1973 War; and the prelude to it all, the publication of Hertzl’s book, “Der Judenstaat”.
The first time Zionism, the principle that a Jewish homeland state would help Europe avoid anti Semitism, had been introduced into the world in the form of literature, was with the publication of the book, Der Judenstaat by Theodore Herzel, in 1896. This book proposed the creation of a Jewish only state, as a “solution” to the “Jewish problem.”
The Suez crisis began on the 24th of October, 1956. It was an attack on Egypt by Britain, France, and Israel in an attempt to nationalize the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal was important to the British because they used it to get supplies to and from their colonies in India, Australia, and England. The British, along with France and Israel went into Suez to claim the canal as the property of the public.
The Six Day War began on June 5th and ended on June 10th 1967. A more common name is the Arab-Israeli war. The Arab side consisted of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria; aided by Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan, among others. The first attack consisted of Israel bombing Egyptian airfields, because Egypt’s air force superiority was a large concern to Israel. On June 10th, a ceasefire was signed and Israel’s total area had increased with the acquisition of: about 300kM to the south, 60kM east, and 20kM of especially rough terrain to the north.
The 1973 War was fought during the month of October in 1973. There were some minor attacks and retaliations before October, but the major war started in October. The prelude to the 1973 war was the 6 days’ war. After the war, Egypt and Syria wanted the land that they lost back, so they held a summit for Arab leaders. 8 attended and came up with the 3 no’s. “No peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with Israel.” This sparked another war lasting roughly 1 month.
Yitzhak Rabin was the 5th prime minister of Israel, and led Israel after the 1973 war. before signing the Oslo Accords, which allowed the west bank and the Gaza strip into 3 sectors: sector A, under complete Palestinian control; sector B, Palestinian government with Israeli security; and lastly, sector C, with complete Israeli control, except over Palestinian citizens, he was assassinated. Left wing politicians supported the Oslo Accords, but right wing politicians were strongly against it. Many right wing citizens were upset, but only one went so far as to assassinate Rabin. This man was Yigal Amir, a radical right wing extremist, and orthodox Jew, who thought he was doing his country a favor by not allowing the Oslo Accords to be signed. Shimon Peres replaced Rabin.
RESOURCES
The Arab-Israeli Conflict. by: Richard Worth
The Middle East Since 1945: first edition
WEBSITE
Wikipedia.org
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