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the Zionist movement, aimed to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine, sought to improve Jewish immigration into this region

"Israel uses U.S. aid to fund its ongoing occupation of Palestine and Syria and its military campaigns"

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The Balfour Declaration promised a homeland in Palestine for Jews and Arabs, but this angered both groups, Arabs felt their land was threatened, while Jews wanted an independent state

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the PLO was made to reunite different Palestinians and share their interest, as it grew it had more of an impact and sought to negotiate peace with Israel

"The PLO began their militancy campaign from its inception with an attack on Israels national water center"

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Arab-Israeli War and Refugee Crisis, after Israel declared independence, which led to conflict between Jewish and Arab forces. this war led to the refugee of around 700,000 Palestinians

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the UN proposed a partition plan to create separate Jewish and Arab states in Palestine, which Jewish leaders accepted but Arabs rejected. Because of this Israel declared its independence, this resulted in Arab nations invading in response

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The Armistice Agreements ended the fighting in the Arab vs Israel war. Israel also gained more territory from this than initially proposed from the UN

"The Armistice Demarcation Line is not to be construed in any sense as a political or territorial boundary, and is delineated without prejudice to rights, claims and positions of either Party"

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During the cold war the US and Soviet interests influenced the Arab vs Israel conflict. The US supporting Israel and Soviet backing Arab states, this furthered tension and complicated peace efforts.

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various peace initiatives, such as the Camp David Accords and the Oslo Accords, aimed to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict, leading to some agreements between Israel and Arab states. However, resistance movements, like Hamas and the Palestinian Liberation Organization opposed these efforts, resulting in ongoing violence and tension in the region.

"Despite the failure of the peace process to produce a final agreement, the international consensus has for decades supported a two-state solution to the conflict"

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The Six-Day War in 1967 resulted in Israel's victory over Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, leading to the occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai Peninsula, and Golan Heights.

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Settlement expansion in the West Bank has continued since the Six-Day War, with Israel establishing numerous settlements that are often deemed illegal under international law which increase tension and violence

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Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza, firing thousands of rockets and sending militants into Israeli territory. This led to significant casualties and widespread violence, prompting Israel to declare war on Hamas

"Hamas and several other Palestinian nationalist militant groups launched coordinated armed incursions"

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the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalated dramatically following Hamas's attack on Israel, this also led to many deaths and increased the ongoing violence and it has only gotten worse