HIGHLIGHTS OF MAIN EVENTS, 1947-1974
1947
2 April | Britain requests special session of the General Assembly to consider future government of Palestine. |
28 April | General Assembly meets in special session. |
15 May | General Assembly establishes a Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP). |
31 August | UNSCOP issues majority report recommending partition of Palestine with an internationalised Jerusalem; minority report recommended federal scheme. |
29 September | Arab Higher Committee formally rejects UNSCOP plan. |
2 October | Jewish Agency formally accepts UNSCOP partition plan. |
29 November | General Assembly votes to partition Palestine and establish, by 1 October 1948, Jewish and Arab states, and internationalised Jerusalem. Arabs denounce the decision and say they will oppose its implementation by force. |
30 November | Arab mobs attack Jewish quarters in Jerusalem and Arab irregulars begin operations against Jewish cities and settlements. |
1948
19 March | US proposes suspension of partition plan and calls for a special session of the General Assembly to discuss trusteeship for Palestine. |
1 April | Security Council calls for truce in Palestine and special session of the General Assembly to reconsider future of Palestine. |
14 May | State of Israel proclaimed as British mandate over Palestine ends at midnight. US recognises Israel de facto. |
15 May | Armies of Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Trans-Jordan and Syria invade Israel. |
17 May | Soviet Union recognises Israel de facto. |
20 May | General Assembly Committee appoints Count Folke Bernadotte as mediator for Palestine. |
29 May | Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem falls to Arab Legion. Security Council calls for a four week cease-fire within 72 hours. |
11 June | Four week truce commences. |
8 July | Arab League refuses to renew truce, fighting resumed and Israel gains on all fronts. |
15 July | Security Council orders another truce; Israel and Arabs accept. |
18 July | Second truce begins. |
17 September | Count Bernadotte assassinated in Jerusalem; succeeded by Dr. Bunche. |
20 September | Bernadotte Plan published by UN. |
15 October | Fighting breaks out in Negev; the Egyptian army driven south. |
19 October | Security Council orders an immediate cease-fire. |
22 October | Israel and Egypt agree to cease-fire. |
16 November | Security Council calls for armistice talks. |
18 November | Israel accepts call for armistice. |
11 December | General Assembly establishes Palestine Conciliation Commission, reaffirms decision on Jerusalem and calls for repatriation or resettlement of refugees. |
22 December | Fighting breaks out in Negev. Egyptian forces driven beyond mandatory borders, but retain the Gaza Strip. |
1949
7 January | Fighting ends in Sinai. Israeli forces withdraw from Sinai following British ultimatum and US pressure |
13 January | Israeli and Egyptian delegations meet in Rhodes for armistice talks, chaired by Dr. Bunche. |
1 February | Israel ends military governorship in Jerusalem. |
24 February | Israel and Egypt sign Armistice Agreement. |
10 March | Israel army reaches Eilat on Red Sea. |
23 March | Israel and Lebanon sign Armistice Agreement. |
3 April | Israel and Jordan sign Armistice Agreement. |
25 April | Trans-Jordan becomes Jordan. |
April-June | First round of Israel-Arab talks in Lausanne under auspices of Palestine Conciliation Commission. |
11 May | Israel admitted to UN membership. |
20 July | Israel and Syria sign Armistice Agreement. |
August | Second Round of Israel-Arab talks in Lausanne is deadlocked. |
9 December | General Assembly votes for internationalisation of Jerusalem under Trusteeship Council administration. |
13 December | Knesset decides to hold its sessions in Jerusalem, capital of Israel. |
1950
4 April | UN Trusteeship Council approves statute for the internationalisation of Jerusalem. |
24 April | Jordan annexes West Bank, including East Jerusalem. |
25 May | US, Britain and France issue Tripartite Declaration on Middle East. |
17 June | Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen initial Collective Security Pact, calling on them to assist an Arab state under attack. |
1951
18 May | Security Council calls on Israel to halt Huleh drainage project pending arrangements to be fixed by the Mixed Armistice Commission. Fighting erupts between Israel and Syria in demilitarised zone. |
20 July | King Abdullah of Jordan assassinated at the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. |
1 September | Security Council calls on Egypt to end its blockade of Suez Canal to shipping to and from Israel. Egypt refuses to comply. |
13 September | Palestine Conciliation Commission opens another round of talks in Paris with Israeli and Arab delegations. |
28 September | Israel offers non-aggression pacts to Arab states, calls for direct negotiations and offers compensation for Arab refugee’s property. |
21 November | Palestine Conciliation Commission announces failure of the talks. |
1952
16 February | Jordan adheres to Arab Collective Security Pact of 17 June 1950. |
23 July | Free Officers carry out Coup d’etat in Egypt; oust King Farouk. |
28 July | Egypt proclaimed republic. |
11 August | Hussein proclaimed Crown Prince following illness of King Talal. Council of regents appointed. |
18 August | Ben-Gurion welcomes Egyptian revolution in Knesset. |
10 September | Israel and West Germany sign Reparations Agreement in Luxembourg. |
9 November | Death of President Chaim Weizmann; succeeded by Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. |
1 December | Israel submits to General Assembly “Blue Print for Peace ill the Middle East.” |
1953
11-29 May | US Secretary of State Dulles visits Middle East. |
2 September | Israel starts work on Jordan River project. Syria complains to Security Council. |
20 October | US halts economic aid to Israel until it halts work on the Jordan River project. Israel complies and aid resumed 28 October. |
15 October | President Eisenhower appoints Ambassador Eric Johnston to help establish regional water development project based on Jordan River. |
27 October | Security Council asks Israel to suspend temporarily work on Jordan river project at B’not Ya’akov Bridge. Israel complies. |
7 December | Premier Ben-Gurion resigns and retires to Negev; he is succeeded by Moshe Sharett. |
1954
22 January | USSR vetoes Western draft resolution at Security Council permitting Israel to resume work on River Jordan project. |
20 March | USSR vetoes Western draft resolution at Security Council calling on Egypt to comply with 1951 resolution on Suez Canal. |
17 April | Colonel Nasser becomes Prime Minister of Egypt. |
28 September | Egypt seizes Israeli ship “Bat Galim” at Port Said. |
6 October | Israel offers at the UN non-aggression pact with Arab states. |
1955
4-13 January | Security Council discusses Israel’s complaint on “Bat Galim” seizure. |
21 February | Ben-Gurion returns to government as Defence Minister. |
28 February | Following intensified raids into Israel, IDF raids Egyptian military installations in Gaza. |
April | Israel excluded from participation in Bandung Conference of Asian and African nations. |
26 August | Secretary of State Dulles outlines new American plan for peace in the Middle East. |
27 September | Egyptian-Czechoslovak arms deal announced. |
11 October | Arab League rejects Eric Johnston’s Jordan River plan. |
18 October | Premier Sharett applies to US for permission to purchase arms. |
20 October | Egypt and Syria sign mutual defence treaty. |
31 October | Premier Sharett appeals to USSR not to encourage Arabs to launch war against Israel. |
2 November | Ben-Gurion again becomes Israel’s Prime Minister. |
6 December | Israel protests to Security Council, in note dated 22 November, continued Egyptian attacks from Gaza Strip. |
26 December | Cairo announces beginning of implementation of defence pacts with Syria and Saudi Arabia. |
1956
I8 January | Nasser announces new constitution for Egypt and pledges to re-conquer Palestine. |
Jan.-April | Continued Egyptian raids on Israeli patrols and border settlements. |
25 January | Ambassador Eban requests Secretary Dulles permission to acquire arms in the US |
6 February | Secretary Dulles suggests to Israel to seek security in UN and 1950 Tripartite declaration. |
12 March | Egypt, Syria anSaudi Arabia announce plans to co-ordinate their defence. |
April | UN Secretary General tours Middle East in an effort to re-establish armistice. Cease-fire achieved between Israel and Egypt on 19 April and with Jordan on 26 April. |
6 May | Jordan and Egypt announce plans to unify their forces. |
9 May | Dulles tells NATO in Paris that the US would not sell arms to Israel directly in order to avoid US-USSR confrontation in the Middle East. |
May-October | France delivers arms to Israel under secret agreement with tacit US approval. |
31 May | Syria and Jordan sign military agreement. |
24 June | Nasser elected President of Egypt. |
20 July | US refuses aid and credits for Egypt Aswan High Dam, Britain adopts similar position. |
26 July | Nasser announces nationalisation of Suez Canal. |
16 August | 22 nations meet in London on Suez Canal crisis; delegation sent to Cairo. |
11 September | Negotiations to solve Suez Canal crisis fail. |
8 October | Egypt and USSR reject proposals for international supervision of Suez Canal. |
25 October | Egypt, Syria and Jordan announce establishment of unified military command for “war of destruction against Israel.” |
29 October | Israeli forces enter Sinai to destroy Egyptian army and fedayeen bases and break naval blockade of Straits of Tiran. British and French forces invade Suez Canal zone. |
2 November | General Assembly calls for cease-fire in Egypt, withdrawal of foreign troops, restoration of freedom of navigation |
5 November | General Assembly establishes United Nations Emergency Force. |
5 November | USSR threatens use of force, including rockets, if Britain, France and Israel do not cease operations in Egypt. |
6 November | Israel completes occupation of Sinai save for strip along Suez Canal. |
7 November | General Assembly calls on Britain, France and Israel to withdraw from Sinai and Suez Canal zone. President Eisenhower demands Israeli compliance. Premier Bulganin threatens Israel. |
21 December | Last British and French troops leave Egypt. |
24 December | Beginning of Israeli forces withdrawal from Sinai. |
1957
6 January | President Eisenhower announces new US policy in Middle East. |
15 January | Israel evacuates El-Arish. |
22 January | Israel withdraws to mandatory border with Egypt, holds land strip to Sharm el-Sheikh and Gaza Strip. |
February | US pressure on Israel to withdraw from Gaza and Sharm el-Sheikh. General Assembly considers sanctions against Israel. |
28 February | US-Israel understanding on freedom of navigation and UN administration for Gaza Strip. |
1 March | Foreign Minister Meir announces to General Assembly Israel’s readiness to withdraw from all Egyptian territories. |
10 March | IDF withdraws to armistice lines. |
11 March | Egypt re-appoints military governor for Gaza. |
15 March | Egypt announces Israel not permitted to navigate through newly reopened Suez Canal. |
14 April | Eilat-Beersheba oil pipeline inaugurated. |
3 June | Ben-Gurion announces in Knesset Israel’s acceptance of “Eisenhower’s Doctrine.” |
June | Serious border clashes on Israel-Syria border. |
November | Israel completes Huleh reclamation project. |
1958
30 January | Dulles tells Baghdad Pact meeting that US is committed to defend allies under “Eisenhower Doctrine.” |
1 February | Egypt and Syria merge and form United Arab Republic. |
14 February | Jordan and Iraq form Arab Federation. |
February | More border incidents along Israel-Syria border. |
8 March | Yemen joins United Arab Republic. |
20 March | Syria fires at Israeli workers engaged in widening Jordan River bed. |
April-May | Clashes along Israel-Jordan line. |
26 May | .Jordanians kill UN officer and four Israeli policemen on Mount Scopus demilitarised zone. |
June | UN Secretary General Hammarskjold visits Middle East for talks on Israel-Jordan tension. |
14 July | Iraqi monarchy is overthrown, King killed. Civil war in Lebanon Jordan and Lebanon appeal for US military aid. |
15 July | US marines land in Beirut; British paratroopers land in Jordan. |
2 August | Arab Federation dissolved by Hussein. |
August | Foreign Minister Meir holds talks with Prime Minister De Gaulle and Foreign Ministers of France, Britain and Italy. |
25 October | US ends its military intervention in Lebanon. |
7 November | Syrian artillery shell Israeli settlements in Huleh Valley. 17 November Ambassador Eban again proclaims Israel’s readiness to compensate Arab refugees even before peace settlement. |
1959
26 February | Egypt detains Liberian Ship “Captain Manolis” in Suez Canal with cargo from Israel to Ceylon and Malaya. |
13 March | Egypt detains German ship “Lialot” in Suez Canal with Israeli cargo to Malaya and Philippines. |
24 March | Iraq withdraws from Baghdad Pact. Pact is re-named CENTO on 18 August. |
21 May | Egypt detain s Danish ship “Inge Toft”, confiscates cargo destined from Israel to Hong Kong and Japan. |
5 October | Egypt tells UN Israel will be permitted to use Suez Canal after Palestine refugee problem is settled. |
18 October | President Ben-Zvi starts a ten-day visit to Burma. |
19 December | Egypt detains Greek ship “Astypalea” in Suez Canal. Nasser disavows previous promises to UN Secretary General to allow passage of Israeli cargo on non-Israeli ships. |
1960
18 January | Egypt announces USSR will finance second stage of Aswan High Dam. |
2 February | Israel calls on Security Council to have Syria withdraw its troops from demilitarised zones. |
20 February | Jordan opposes in Arab League creation of a Palestinian entity. |
10 March | Ben-Gurion meets with President Eisenhower at White House. |
14 March | Ben-Gurion meets with Chancellor Adenauer in New York. |
8 April | Hammarskjold protests Egyptian seizure of ships carrying Israeli goods through Suez Canal. |
23 May | Ben-Gurion announces in Knesset capture of Eichmann. |
June | Ben-Gurion visits France, Belgium and Holland. |
23 July | Shali declares that Iran recognises Israel de facto. Egypt breaks its ties with Iran on 25 July. |
1961
11 April | Eichmann trial opens in Jerusalem. |
23 May | Ben-Gurion visits Canada and the US, meets with President Kennedy in New York. |
6 June | Ben-Gurion meets with De Gaulle in Paris. |
29 September | Syria dissolves union with Egypt. |
26 December | Egypt dissolves union with Yemen. |
1962
16 March | IDF raids Syrian positions east of Sea of Galilee, following Syrian shelling. |
March-July | State visits to Israel of Presidents of Costa-Rica, Gabon, Central African Republic, Liberia and Ivory Coast. |
9 April | Security Council condemns Israel for Galilee raid. |
10 April | Ben-Gurion rejects in Knesset Security Council condemnation. |
July | President Ben-Zvi visits Congo (Brazzaville), Central African Republic, Liberia, and Congo (Kinshasa). |
September | Civil war in Yemen. Egypt and Saudi Arabia intervene. |
1963
8 February | Pro-Egyptian Colonel Arif overthrows Qassim regime in Iraq. |
8 March | Officers group connected with Ba’ath party takes over power in Syria. |
20 March | Knesset calls on West Germany to forbid its scientists to aid Egyptian missiles and arms development. |
17 April | Egypt, Syria and Iraq agree on new federation; also call for liberation of Palestine. |
6 May | Ben-Gurion expresses Israel’s concern at new federation plans. |
21 May | Zalman Shazar elected third President of Israel following death of Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. |
16 June | Ben-Gurion resigns as Prime Minister and Minister of Defence. |
24 June | Levi Eshkol presents his government to Knesset. |
22 July | Nasser renounces Egypt’s federation agreement with Syria and Iraq, and denounces Syria’s Ba’ath party. |
21 August | Arab League meets to consider unified Arab support for Syria following serious clashes with Israel. |
18 November | Military coup in Iraq; Arif becomes President. |
1964
15-17 January | Arab Summit conference in Cairo discusses Jordan River diversion, establishment of a joint military command and establishment of Palestine Liberation Organisation. |
29 May | Palestine Liberation Organisation established in East Jerusalem. |
2 June | Eshkol ends two days of talks with President Johnson in White House. |
June | Israel’s National Water Carrier begins operations. |
July | Eshkol visits France, has talks with De Gaulle. |
5-11 Septemb | Arab Summit conference in Alexandria agrees on measures to divert Jordan River headwaters. |
1965
12 February | West Germany announces suspension of arms sales to Israel. |
22 March | Shooting incidents along Israel-Syria line. |
25 March | Eshkol meets Prime Minister Wilson in London. |
12 May | Israel and West Germany establish diplomatic relations. |
26-30 May | Arab summit conference in Cairo devises unified political and military policy against Israel, calls for liberation of Palestine. |
27 May | IDF raids targets in West Bank following series of incursions into Israel. |
1 June | Syria declares: Only solution for Palestine – elimination of Israel. |
15 July | Chief of Staff Rabin says Israel has effectively deterred Arab States from diverting Jordan River headwaters. |
13-17 September | Arab summit conference in Casablanca again calls for diversion of Jordan headwaters. |
29 December | U.S. confirms sale of tanks to Jordan. |
1966
23 February | Officers linked to extreme left Ba’ath faction seize power in Syria. |
13-23 March | President Shazar visits Nepal. |
18 May | Eshkol declares in Knesset Israel will not be first to introduce nuclear weapons to Middle East; calls for limitations on regional arms build-up. |
19 May | U.S. confirms sale of jet fighters to Israel. |
May | Eshkol visits Liberia, Senegal, Congo (Kinshasa), Malgash, Uganda and Kenya. |
June | President Shazar visits Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Brazil. |
25 July | Serious clashes between Israel and Syria, followed by inconclusive Security Council debate. |
4 November | Syria and Egypt sign mutual defence treaty providing for joint command. |
14 November | Israel raids Samu village following incursions from Jordan. |
1967
January | Heavy fighting along Israel-Syria borders. |
17 January | Eshkol pledges, Israel will not allow Syria to drag it to war. |
7 April | Israeli aircraft shoot down 7 Syrian Migs. |
11 April | Security Council deplores Arab attacks on Israel. |
14 May | Nasser declares alert in Egypt and bolsters his forces in Sinai. |
15 May | Egyptian forces continue pouring into Sinai. |
19 May | UN Emergency Force withdrawn at Egypt’s request. Israel declares partial mobilization. |
22 May | Egypt re-imposes naval blockade on Straits of Tiran. |
23 May | Eshkol warns Egypt of gravity of blockade. |
26 May | Foreign Minister Eban meets President Johnson after talks with De Gaulle and Wilson. |
30 May | Egypt and Jordan sign mutual defence pact in Cairo. |
23 May | Security Council adjourns, having failed to take any action on Middle East crisis. |
1 June | Government of national unity formed in Jerusalem. |
5 June | Israel air-force strikes at Egyptian and Syrian air bases. IDF advances into Sinai. Eshkol conveys message to Hussein through UN Chief of Staff in Jerusalem Israel has no intentions of attacking Jordan. At 1020 Jordan launches attack on Israel. |
6 June | IDF advances in Sinai, West Bank and Jerusalem. |
7 June | IDF liberates Jerusalem, completes occupation of West Bank and Gaza Strip. Jordan accepts Security Council call for cease-fire. |
8 June | IDF reaches Suez Canal, completing occupation of entire Sinai peninsula. Egypt accepts cease-fire. |
9 June | President Nasser resigns, withdraws resignation some hours later. |
10 June | Israel occupies Golan Heights. Syria accepts cease-fire. USSR and other East European nations, except Rumania, sever diplomatic relations with Israel. |
12 June | Israel announces it will not withdraw to 1949 armistice lines before peace is achieved by direct negotiations. |
June-July | Draft resolutions denouncing Israel as aggressor, calling for total evacuation of occupied areas are rejected by General Assembly. |
19 June | President Johnson Outlines 5 point US peace plan. |
28 June | Israel proclaims unification of Jerusalem. |
1 September | Arab summit conference in Khartum proclaims policy of no peace, no recognition and no negotiations with Israel. |
21 October | Israeli destroyer “Eilat” sunk off Sinai coast. |
25 October | Israeli artillery destroys Egyptian oil refineries in Suez. |
22 November | Security Council adopts resolution 242; Gunnar Jarring appointed special representative of the Secretary General. |
1968
7 February | Eshkol ends two days of talks with President Johnson in Texas. |
February | Constant clashes with terrorist gangs along Israel-Jordan cease-fire lines. |
12 March | Nasser proclaims three stage doctrine of struggle against Israel. |
21 March | IDF raids village of Kararneli in Jordan to prevent massing of terrorists. |
5 July | Egypt suggests UN force in Sinai instead of direct talks. Israel rejects plan. |
8 October | Foreign Minister Eban offers nine point peace plan at UN General Assembly. Egypt rejects plan and demands that Ambassador Jarring work out a timetable for Israeli withdrawal from Occupied areas. |
27 October | Fighting breaks out again along Suez Canal, Suez oil refineries again hit. |
19 November | Israel allows return to occupied areas of thousands of refugees who fled to Jordan in Six Day War. |
2 December | Heavy fighting erupts on Israel-Jordan borders. |
4 December | Israel aircraft attack Iraqi artillery units in Jordan. |
9 December | President-elect Nixon’s special envoy Governor Scranton promises a more “even-handed” US policy. |
26 December | Arab terrorists attack Israeli airliner in Athens. |
27 December | US announces sale of Phantom jets to Israel. |
28 December | IDF raids Beirut airport, destroying 13 airliners without loss of life. |
1969
18 February | Israeli airliner attacked in Zurich. |
26 February | Premier Eshkol dies in Jerusalem; Succeeded on 7 March by Golda Meir. |
14 March | Foreign Minister Eban meets President Nixon. Israel denounces attempts of the four powers to reach Middle East settlement. |
19 April | Soviet missiles installed in Egypt, following announcement by Nasser that Egypt has completed rehabilitation of its army and is moving to stage of active defence. |
23 April | Egypt repudiates cease-fire along Suez Canal. |
5 May | Premier Meir says in Knesset only signed peace treaties can replace present cease-fire arrangements. |
11 May | Jordan forbids terrorist raids against Israel from its territory, following Israel warning and raids. |
25 May | Coup d’etat in Sudan. |
7 July | UN Secretary General U Thant proclaims that war of attrition taking place along Suez Canal. |
20 July | Israel airforce begins bombing targets inside Egypt. |
31 July | Israel repels Syrian attack in Golan Heights. |
23 August | Nasser calls for all out war against Israel. |
29 August | American airliner hijacked to Damascus; two Israeli passengers detained. |
1 September | Coup d’etat in Libya overthrows monarchy. Moammer Qaddafi heads Revolutionary Command Council. |
October | Secret US-USSR talks on Middle East peace. Talks fail when Nasser rejects plan. |
13 October | Israel proposes home rule for West Bank, retaining responsibility for security. |
9 December | Secretary of State Rogers announces peace plan based on Israeli withdrawal in exchange for binding peace treaty with Arabs. |
12 December | Israel rejects Rogers plan. |
1970
22 January | Israel occupies for one day island of Shadwan at entrance of Gulf of Suez. |
2 February | Heavy fighting on Golan Heights. |
22 February | Palestinian terrorists blow up Swissair jet in mid air. |
March | USSR steps up missile shipment to Egypt. |
April | Israel announces Soviet pilots are flying operational missions for Egyptian airforce. |
9 May | Israel warns against installation of Soviet missiles close to Suez Canal. |
25 June | Secretary Rogers discloses US initiative to end war of attrition along Suez Canal for 90 days and resumption of stalled Jarring mission. |
23 July | Egypt, after Nasser visit to Moscow, accepts US initiative. |
26 July | Jordan accepts US initiative. |
4 August | Israel accepts US initiative, is assured of continued military and economic aid from the US |
7 August | Cease-fire goes into effect on Suez Canal. |
7 August | Egypt violates cease-fire by moving missiles into “stand-still” zone. Israel protests to US |
September | Heavy fighting between Jordanian army and Palestinian terrorists. Syria invades Jordan. US moves Sixth Fleet to Eastern Mediterranean. |
16 September | Hussein proclaims martial law in Jordan and installs military government to fight terrorists. |
18 September | Premier Meir meets President Nixon. Israel refuses to return to Jarring talks until Egyptian missiles are withdrawn. |
27 September | Arab heads of state agree on formula to end hostilities in Jordan. |
28 September | President Nasser dies, succeeded by Anwar Sadat. |
5 November | UN General Assembly calls for 90 days extension of cease-fire and resumption of Jarring talks. |
1971
8 February | Jarring stymies his mission by demanding prior Israeli and Egyptian commitments before entering into talks. |
9 February | Israel and Egypt accept in principle idea of interim agreement for re-opening of Suez Canal. |
15 February | Sadat formally informs Jarring Egypt willing to envisage peace arrangement with Israel – on his conditions. |
26 February | Israel informs Jarring it is keen to negotiate peace arrangements with Arab states but cannot give prior commitments on borders and other items to be negotiated. Jarring mission deadlocked. |
12 March | In interview to London Times Mrs. Meir declares Israel wants to retain Sharm el-Sheikh, Jerusalem and to demilitarise Sinai. |
April | Fighting erupts again in Jordan between the King’s forces and Palestinian terrorists. |
17 April | Egypt, Syria and Libya sign agreement to form Federation of Arab Republics. |
1 May | US Secretary of State Rogers visits Middle East for talks on interim agreement. |
27 May | Egypt and USSR sign 15-year treaty of friendship and co-operation. |
23 July | Sadat is granted full powers by Arab Socialist Union to take action to recover Arab lands from Israel. |
12 August | Syria breaks off diplomatic ties with Jordan following border clashes. |
4 October | US presents its views on interim agreement in UN General Assembly speech by Secretary Rogers. |
6 October | Israel and Egypt reject Rogers proposals. |
28 November | Jordanian Premier Wasfi Tal assassinated in Cairo by Palestinian terrorists. |
2 December | Premier Meir meets President Nixon in Washington. |
1972
15 March | Hussein announces plan to make Jordan federal state. Israel, Egypt, Syria, Libya reject the plan. |
6 April | Egypt breaks off diplomatic relations with Jordan because of Hussein’s federal plan. |
18 July | Sadat terminates services of Soviet military advisers. |
5 September | 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Black September terrorists in Munich’s Olympic Village. |
September | Stepped up Soviet military shipments to Syria, including missiles for the defence of Damascus. |
18 September | Sadat and Qameet in Cairo to discuss merger of Egypt and Libya. |
15 October | Israel strikes at terrorist bases in Syria and Lebanon. |
29 October | West Germany releases Munich killers after German airliner is hijacked. Terrorists by Libya. |
1 November | USSR agrees to restore missiles to Egypt’s air defence system. |
1973
1 March | Premier Meir meets President Nixon in Washington. |
1 March | Palestinian terrorists kill US Ambassador, his deputy head of mission, and Belgian diplomat in Khartum. |
28 March | Sadat proclaims himself military governor of Egypt, and declares martial law. |
6 October | Egyptian forces cross Suez Canal, Syrian forces attack Golan Heights. |
7 October | Syrian attack contained. |
8 October | Israeli counter-offensive in Sinai fails. |
10 October | Syrian forces driven back in Golan. Israel stabilises new line in Sinai. |
12 October | IDF advances to within 28 miles from Damascus. |
13 October | IDF repels Jordanian and Iraqi forces fighting with Syrians in the Golan Heights. |
15 October | Countering massive sea and air lift of Soviet arms to Egypt and Syria, US starts air lift to Israel. |
15 October | Israeli forces cross Suez Canal and establish bridgehead. |
16 October | Premier Kosygin arrives in Cairo. |
17 October | Sadat proposes a cease-fire. |
17 October | Arab oil producing states announce 10 percent reduction in oil production and impose total embargo on US and Netherlands. |
19 October | President Nixon asks Congress to appropriate $2.2 billion for emergency aid to Israel. |
19 October | Libya halts oil exports. |
20 October | Saudi Arabia halts oil export to US |
20 October | Israel expands its bridgehead on West Bank of Suez Canal, besieging Third Egyptian Army. |
20 October | Secretary Kissinger arrives in Moscow for talks. |
22 October | US and USSR propose to Security Council cease-fire resolution, which is adopted on that day. Fighting continues until |
25 October | President Nixon orders world-wide alert as fear of Soviet military intervention on Egypt’s behalf mounts. |
25 October | Security Council establishes UNEF to supervise cease-fire. |
31 October | Premier Meir arrives in Washington for talks with President Nixon and Secretary Kissinger. |
11 November | Israel and Egypt sign 6 point agreement for the stabilisation of the cease-fire. |
21 December | Geneva Peace Conference on Middle East is held. |
1974
January | Shuttle diplomacy by Dr. Kissinger to bring about Israel-Egyptian separation of forces agreement. |
18 January | Israel-Egypt separation of forces agreement is signed in kilometre 101 on the Cairo-Suez road. |
27 February | Dr. Kissinger brings to Israel list of Israeli prisoners held in Syria. Israel talks with Syria through Dr. Kissinger. |
4 March | Israeli army deployed along new lines in Sinai in accordance with disengagement agreement. |
March | Continued war of attrition along the Israel-Syria cease-fire line. |
18 March | Arab states lift oil embargo on the US |
10 April | Mrs. Meir’s government resigns. |
15 May | 22 Israeli children are slain by Palestinian terrorists in Ma’alot. |
31 May | Israel and Syria sign separation of forces agreement. |
3 June | Yitzhak Rabin presents his government to Knesset. |
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