History of the State of Israel from the New York Times

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The New York Times History of the State of Israel Historic Newspaper Compilation is packed with 70 pages of momentous events, important episodes and unforgettable coverage from the New York Times. You’ll relive the most dramatic moments in Israeli history, including the following events:

1. August 1897 – The convening of the Zionist Congress in Basle to discuss Herzl’s idea of a Jewish State
2. November 29, 1947 – UN General Assembly calls for partition of British Mandatory Palestine into Jewish and Arab states
3. May 14, 1948 Israel established  
4. October 29 1956 – Sinai Campaign
5. April 1961 - Adolf Eichman Trial
6. June 1967 – The Six day war, Jerusalem captured
7. September 5, 1972 – Munich Olympics Massacre
8. October 1973 – The Yom Kippur War
9. July 4, 1976 –The Entebbe Rescue/Operation
10. November 19, 1977 – Sadat visits Jerusalem
11. March 26 1979 - Carter, Begin & Sadat sign peace treaty at White House
12. June 7, 1981– Israeli air force destroys Iraqi nuclear reactor
13. June 1982– Lebanon War
14. December 1987– First Intifada starts
15. January 1991 – Iraqi Scud missiles hit Israel
16. October 30, 1991 - Madrid Middle East peace conference
17. May 24, 1991 – Operation Solomon – overnight airlift of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
18. Sept 13 1993 – Oslo Accords signed on White House lawn
19. October 26, 1994 -  Israeli Jordanian Peace Treaty
20. Nov 4th 1995 – Rabin is assassinated
21. May 24, 2000 - Israel withdraws from Lebanon
22. September 29, 2000– Second Intifada erupts
23. 2002 – Palestinian terror and suicide bombings in Israel
24. March 29, 2002 – Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield
25. June 4, 2003 -- Roadmap for Peace adopted by Israel and Arab parties with Pres. George Bush in attendance in Jordan
26. July 12 2006 – Second Lebanon War
27. December 2008 – January 2009 – Operation Cast Lead in Gaza