1964 – The Palestine Liberation Organization is formed.
June 5-10, 1967 – The Six-Day War is fought between Israel and Egypt, Jordan and Syria. At the end of this war, Israel doubles its land holdings to include the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
September 1972 – Eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team are killed by terrorists in Munich, Germany.
October 1973 – Egypt and Syria launch air strikes against Israel on the holy day, Yom Kippur. The fighting continues for more than two weeks, ending after the UN adopts a resolution to stop the war.
November 19, 1977 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat visits Jerusalem for peace talks with Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
Israel Fast Facts
Here is a look at Israel, which declared independence in 1948. It borders the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, the Red Sea, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon in the Middle East. Since its founding, Israel has experienced conflict with its neighbors, mainly Arab and Muslim countries, and Palestinians living in Israeli-occupied territories.
About Israel
Population: 8,787,045 (July 2021 est., includes Golan Heights and East Jerusalem)
Median age: 30.4
Ethnic Groups: Jewish 74.4%, Arab 20.9%, other 4.7% (2018 est.)
Religion: Jewish 74.3%, Muslim 17.8%, Christian 1.9%, Druze 1.6%, other 4.4% (2018 est.)
Unemployment: 3.81% (2019 est.)
Israel is a parliamentary democracy comprised of legislative, executive and judicial branches.
Timeline
November 2, 1917 – The British government expresses support for the establishment of a permanent Jewish state in Palestine with a letter called the Balfour Declaration.
Mitchell Krauss Dies: CBS News Correspondent Wounded In Sadat Assassination Was 90 Deadline 1/29/2021
Mitchell Krauss, a Middle East correspondent for CBS News who was wounded in the 1981 assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, died on January 27 at Northern Dutchess Hospital in New York, near his home in Rhinebeck. He was 90 and died from kidney failure.
Krauss was the correspondent and the bureau chief in Cairo during a 25-year career at CBS News. On October 6, 1981, he was covering a military parade and was near enough to the Egyptian leader to suffer a shrapnel wound to his leg in the grenade and automatic weapons attack that killed Sadat.
A pragmatic peace for Israelis and Palestinians
Well-intentioned but misconceived initiatives ended with a greater level of violence and distrust, as happened with the 1993 Oslo Accord. President Bill Clinton, center, looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, left, and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat share a famous handshake after the signing of the Oslo Accord at the White House on Sept. 13, 1993, in Washington. Photo by Vince Musi/The White House/Creative Commons
January 28, 2021
(RNS) For more than 70 years, peace between Palestinians and Israelis has eluded the most dedicated and experienced negotiators, and the conflict continues to claim victims on both sides. Therefore, before plunging into another attempt, the Biden administration would be well advised to take a step back and learn the lessons of this bleak history.
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