Isreal & Palestine newer History (Must read history)

Middle East in Crisis

         The Middle East has been the world troublespot since 1948, when an uneasy peace followed the Arab- Israeli war. Israel fought three more wars against its Arab neighbours,  and the Palestinians remained without the homeland of their own. Terrorism became a terrible weapon in this conflict, which was bound up with two other issues: the World thirst for oil, much of which comes from the Middle States, and the rise of Islamic Fundamentalism.

         Israel's population increased during 1950s as Jews emigrated from Europe, russia and the U.S. The Palestine Arabs, pushed into separate communities within Israel, began the campaign for their own state. War were fought in 1956, 1967 and 1973. The first war began after Egypt took control of Suez Canal. British and France invaded Egypt, but later withdrew. Israel won control of Jerusalem and the West Bank of the Jordan river. It fought off Egyptian and Syrian attacks in the  Yom Kippur war in 1973.

   

   Israel also became involved in the civil war in Lebanon,where many Palestinians live in refugee camps. By 1990s, Israel had signed peace agreement with Egypt, Jordan and Syria, and the Palestinians had attained limited self-government. Yet terrorist attacks by extremist group opposed the new Israeli settlements, and even Israel's very existence, continued.




The US has tried to mediate in the Middle East, though 
many Arabs see America as Israel's ally. In 1993, President Bill
Clinton (centre) welcome the deal between Israeli Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin (left) and Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestinians, 
to established Palestinian self-rule. Rabin was assassinated in 1995.
Photo credit to bbc.co.uk    

                                           

   In 1979, the Shah of Iran was overthrown and an Islamic regime took over. Iran went to the war with Iraq in 1980. Neither side won costly conflict. In 1990, Iraq invaded its tiny neighbour Kuwait, but was defeated in the brief Gulf War by the UN coalition force led by the US. Iraqi's ruler  Saddam Hussein was finally deposed in 2003, when US-led forces invaded Iraq.

Ayatollah Khomeini (1900-1989)         

was a revolutionary religious leader 

of Iran. He came to power in 1979

after the Shah of Iran was overthrown.

Under Khomeini, Iran became a strict Muslim 

state. Photo credit to en.wikipedia.org

 

Saddam Hussein.  

Ruled oil-rich Iraq from 1979-2003. 

A brutal dictator, he was tried by the

Iraq Special Tribunal in 2006 and 

sentenced to death by hanging. He was

executed on 30 December, 2006.

Photo credit to en.wikipedia.org

The Israel Barrier.

In order to protect itself from attacks by Palestinian

fighter, Israel has built a huge concrete wall between 

its territories and Palestinian lands.

 Photo credit to Reuters

Brief of History

1956 - Egypt take control of Suez Canal.

1964 - Formation of the Palestinians Liberation Organization (PLO)

1967 - Six-Days War, between Israel and Egypt, Jordan and Syria.

1973 - The Yom Kippur War. Israel fight Egypt and Syria.

1976 - Fighting break out in Lebanon.

1979 - Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. Shah of Iran is                                                                                                   

overthrown and Islamic Republican  Government is set up. 

1980-1988 - Iran - Iraq War.

1982 - Israel invaded Lebanon

1987 - Fighting between Palestinians and Israeli troop in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

1990-1991 - In the Gulf War, Iraq invaded Kuwait, but is repulsed by UN troops.

1993 - Israeli and Palestinian leader hold talks in the US.

1994 - Israel and Jordan sign a peace agreement.

1995 - Israel sign an agreement to extend self-rule to the Palestinians.

2003 - Short war in Iraq removes Saddam Hussein.

2006 - Saddam Hussein is executed for crimes against humanity.

Happy reading readers and friends, Never assuming anything without knowing it.... May cause a big conflict in our lovely peaceful country, MALAYSIA.... This is no RELIGIOUS war...

Israel had signed many peace agreement with others country, everyone had stop the war except Palestinian.... 

P.S. I didn't stand on any religious side, cos i am neither of the religion that many Malaysian said is a RELIGIOUS War... So, PEACE is all we want in MALAYSIA... Never be NARROW- MINEDE without knowing the History...

Israel & Palestine

History of the Israel & Palestine war. 

To all Malaysian reader, this is just some history that i wanted to share. Especially for those who had misunderstood of this war. This is not a RELIGIOUS war, its just a war of conquering of lands. Please read carefully, even my 12 yrs old son can tell the actual history..

The ancient homeland of the Jews was the land around Jerusalem. The Jews were expelled from Israel during the Diaspora in AD 70 and settled in other part of the world. The land, now called Palestine, had for many years been part of Ottoman empire. The Jews' desire to return to their homeland led a long conflict with the people living there.

Most Palestinians were Arabs. Small numbers of Jews, known as Zionists,began to settle in Palestine. The Ottoman empire was breaking up following Turkey's defeat in World War I. The new League of Nations gave Britain its mandate (permission) to rule Palestine in the short term.

Jews continued to settle in Palestine, especially during the 1930s when the Nazis in Germany began to persecute German Jews. To escape imprisonment or murder, those Jews who could began to leave Germany. Some moved to Palestine.

T. E. Lawrence

 (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia, was a British soldier who 

helped to lead an Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during

World War I. After that war many Arabs hoped to see a new Arab nation, including Palestine. 

This did not happen.

Photo credit to en.wikipedia.org

The growing numbers of immigrants led to fighting between Jews and Arab, and Britain tried to restrict the numbers of settlers allowed in. 

After World War II, many more Jews wanted to move to Palestine. Britain took the matter to the United Nations (U.N.) and, in 1947, it was decided to split Palestine into two states, one Jewish and the other Arab. Jerusalem would become an international city, because it was sacred to Jews, Muslims & Christians. The Jews agreed to this, but the Arab did not. British gave up it mandate on 14 May, 1948 and, on the same day, the Jewish leader David Ben-Gurion announced the founding of the state of Israel. The Arab League (Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Jordan and Egypt) declared war on Israel and attacked. Israel quickly defeated them, gaining even more territory.

Polish-born David Ben-Gurion

(1886-1973) emigrated to Palestine in 1906. Known as the 'Father of the Nation',

he was Israel's first Prime Minister

Photo credit to en.wikipedia.org

Golda Meir

(1898-1978) was Israel's Prime Minister from 1969-1974. Born in Russia,

she lived in U.S. as a child and moved to Palestine in 1921.

Photo credit to en.wikipedia.org

The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem is a Jewish place of prayer. After 1948, the wall was

in the part of the city held by Jordan. Israel regained it in 1967 and claimed all Jerusalem as its capital. Finding a future for Jerusalem that satisfies all has proved very difficult.

Photo credit to en.wikipedia.org

Brief of history details.

1840 - After brief rule by Egypt, Palestine become part of the Ottoman Empire again.

1882 - First Zionist settlement established in Palestine.

1917 - The Balfour Declaration supports a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

1920 - The Treaty of Sevres ends the Ottoman Empire.

1922 - Britain is given the mandate to govern Palestine.

1929 - First major conflict between Jews & Arabs.

1933 - Persecution of the Jews begins in Germany.

1939 - Britain agrees to restrict the number the number of Jews emigrating to Palestine.

1947 - The United Nations (U.N.) votes to divide Palestine.

1948 - On 14 May, the state of Israel is founded and the Arab League declares war.

1949 - A United Nations negotiated ceasefire leaves Israel with the territory given to it in 1947.    

I wanted to share this story after reading Datuk Paduka Marina Mahathir, The Star online on Thursday 22 November, 2012. Please read study and understand the History first before condemning on any issues. We're Malaysian that with multi racial and harmony. Please keep this harmony forever.  

Hope this History that i shared may help all the readers mind and stop making thing worse for our harmony country... No point for boycotting McD, i'm sure everyone have a Facebook account  and the owner Mark Zuckerberg is a Jewish too, why no one said about boycotting FACEBOOK?

Mark Zuckerberg (14 May, 1984)

Chairman and Chief Executive of Facebook.Inc

Photo credit to en.wikipedia.org

Happy reading and understand the Israel & Palestine History cos my 12 years old son had known the history since he was 9... Cos i bought a World History for family knowledge. Reading gain knowledge.  

P.S. - I am not supporting any religion in my post and i am neither one of the religion said above. So guys, keep PEACE in MALAYSIA. Its a really nice loving peaceful country.