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Wars
Middle East Wars/Conflicts
Question | Answer |
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state of Israel was announced;neighboring arab countries attacked soon after | Palestine (May 1948) |
Who would control the Suez canal;Egypt tried to control it, to use it for waster and power for Egypt;Israel and france attacked the canal;Egypt payed the France company who use to control the canal | Suez War (1956) |
lasted Six Days;Israel started a preemptive strike against neighboring arab countries;Palestine was left without a country | Six Day War (1967) |
war to recapture land occupied since the six day war | October War |
Refugees were upset with their living conditions and decided to protest/attack | 1st Intifada |
Ariel Sharon visited the Temple mount and basically claimed it for Israel (with 1,000 bodyguards); Palestinians saw this as a provocation, and started throwing stones | 2nd Intifada |