Israel · Government / Government of Israel. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The PLO is founded by the Arab League with the aim of overthrowing the state of Israel. The PLO Charter is put together with articles that proclaim Israel an illegal state and pledges "the elimination of Zionism in Palestine", the PLO is founded in Egypt
Syrian-based al-Fatah guerrillas of Yasser Arafat launch their 1st raid on Israel with the aim of provoking a retaliation and sparking an Arab war against Israel. Fatah, a Palestinian movement for independence, makes the first terror attack on Israel and initiates the armed struggle for a state
The PLO is driven out of Jordan and forced to move to Lebanon
Israeli Defence Minister Ariel Sharon orders his forces to invade southern Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation Organisation fighters out of the country
Israel recognizes the PLO as no longer criminal
The Israeli Supreme Court unanimously upholds the deportations of 400 Palestinians from the occupied territories to Lebanon
Yitzhak Rabin announces that his country would repatriate about 100 Palestinians deported to Lebanon, an offer rejected by the deportees
Israeli authorities bar West Bank Palestinians from entering Israel after two traffic police officers were shot to death
Israel launches its heaviest artillery and air assault on Lebanon since 1982 in an attempt to eradicate Hezbollah and Palestinian guerrilla threats
The fighting ended July 31 with a US-brokered cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah the agree not to attack civilian targets, but the cease-fire is short lived
Israels Cabinet approves a framework for Palestinian autonomy in the occupied territories
PLO leaders and Israel agree to recognize each other, clearing the way for a peace accord
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shake hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy, Arafat has control of most of the Gaza Strip and 27% of the West Bank
The Israeli Parliament ratifies the Israel-PLO accord
Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chief Yasser Arafat hold their first official meeting in Cairo, Egypt, to begin work on realizing terms of the Israeli-PLO accord
A Palestinian boards a bus and opens fire with an assault rifle in the first major attack in Israel since the signing of a peace pact with the PLO; the gunman kills a reservist before being gunned down
PLO leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres initial an agreement on security measures that had been blocking a peace accord
In the Hebron massacre, Jewish settler Dr. Baruch Goldstein opens fire on Palestinians praying in the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and kills 29 people
In the Hebron massacre, Jewish settler Dr. Baruch Goldstein opens fire on Palestinians praying in the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and kills 29 people
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