Israeli history

Israeli history

The history of Israel encompasses the history of the modern State of Israel, as well as that of the Jews in the Land of Israel.

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Interim Agreement (Oslo II)

History; Israeli history

Agreement signed between Israel and the PLO on September 28, 1995, which stipulated the redeployment of Israeli forces out of Palestinian cities in the West Bank and transfer of power to the ...

Agreement signed by Israeli Prime Minister Barak and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat on September 4, 1999. Laid out a time frame for different transfers of land and for the implementation of the Wye River ...

Faisal-Weizmann Agreement

History; Israeli history

Agreement signed in 1919 between Emir Faisal ibn Hussein (leader of the Arab Revolt and representative of the Arab Federation) and Chaim Weizmann (President of the World Zionist Organization). The ...

Cairo Agreement of 1970

History; Israeli history

Agreement signed on November 3, 1970 between Lebanon and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) after they were expelled from Jordan. The agreement granted the PLO control of Southern Lebanon, ...

Wye River Memorandum

History; Israeli history

Agreement signed on October 23, 1998 for the implementation of Oslo II agreement and to resume final status talks. The memorandum included giving the PA control over 13% of the West Bank, changing ...

Declaration of Principles (DOP)

History; Israeli history

Agreement signed September 13, 1993, by Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee member Mahmoud Abbas as part of the Oslo Accords. The ...

Israel-Syria Disengagement

History; Israeli history

Aided by Henry Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy, Israel and Syria reaffirmed a cease-fire they had achieved after the Yom Kippur War in 1973. It allowed for disengagement of both countries’ forces from ...