Zionism: a Jewish homeland in Jerusalem

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Zionism a Jewish homeland in Jerusalem
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• Nov 1947 UN partitions Palestine
• Dec 1947 Syria, Iraq Lebanon and establish
  the Arab Liberation Army

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• May 14, 1948 Ben-Gurion announces the
  establishment of the state of Israel
• May 15, 1948 Arab-Israeli War begins and lasts
  through Jan 1949 (map on left)
• US recognizes Israel

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Gamal Nasser Pan-Arabism
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Military action over the Suez Canal November
1956
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PLO
Al-Fatah
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Anwar Sadat
Yom Kippur War October 6-22, 1973
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Mideast Peace Treaty

• Leaders Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter, and Menachem
  Begin shake hands together after signing the
  Middle East Peace agreement September 17, 1977.

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Afghanistan
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Ayatollah Khomeini

• Return the shah to Iran for trial
• Return the shahs wealth to Iran
• US admit guilt for its past actions in Iran,
  apologize and promise to never interfere again

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Operation Eagle Claw April 24, 1980
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Iran-Iraq War 1979-1988
Rumsfeld and Hussein 1983
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US in Lebanon
US Marine barracks October 1983
US Embassy in Beirut April 18, 1983
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Is democracy possible in the Middle East?