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Yom Kippur War The Yom Kippur War (Ramadan War, October War. 1973 Arab–Israeli War) was fought from October 6 to October 25, 1973 by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel. The war took place mostly in Sinai and the Golan—occupied by Israel during the...
All Palestine Government The All-Palestine Government was established by the Arab League (a regional organization of Arab countries in and around North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and Southwest Asia on March 22, 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan (renamed Jordan in 1949), Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria on...
Israel On May 14, 1948 the leaders of the Jewish community in Palestine declared independence in accordance with the UN resolution, and Israel was established as the Jewish state. The U.S. recognized the State of Israel de facto the following day. This marked a major turning point, as the Zionist...