Middle East Conflict Questions

1. During the 1948 Israeli War of Independence and also in the 6 day war when Israel fought Egypt, Syria, and Jordan.
2. 1948-Israeli War of Independence
1973- Yom Kippur War
1979- Peace treaty signed between Egypt and Israel.
1982- Israeli invasion in Lebanon
1999- Israel elects Ehud Barak as Prime Minister
2000- Israeli-Syrian peace negotiations fail
2002- Israel conducts operation Defensive Shield, after many Palestinian suicide attacks.
2005- The last Israeli soldiers leave Gaza
2006- Israeli targeted killings in Gaza and West Bank continue
2007- Israeli air raid on claimed Syrian nuclear structure
2008- Israel cuts Gaza fuel supplies in retaliation for rocket and sniper fire from Gaza
3. Enemies of Israel in the Middle East are Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Yemen.
4. Friends in the Middle East include Jordan, Egypt and Mauritania because they all have signed peace treaties with Israel.
5. Basically, Israel wants to kill everyone in the Middle East that does not agree with them.
6. Israel is prepared to give up the West Bank for peace.
7. Israel refuses to give up its beliefs and customs for peace in the Middle East.

Sources
http://www.goisrael.com/
www.mideastweb.org/history.htm
www.mideastweb.org/timeline.htm
www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/09/71796
www.npr.org/news/specials/mideast/history/
www.merip.org/palestine-israel_primer
www.hasbara.us/
www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/arabis.html
www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/middleeast
www.israel-palestina.info/english_section.html
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3660942,00.html
www.wrmea.com/jews_for_justice/index.html
www.justpeaceforisrael.com/middle_east_conflict_timeline