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King Ibn Talal Hussein - Short Persons Support  Previously known as the Pluky Little King, King Hussein ascended to the throne of ... inside and outside his country, favoring the Western powers, particularly Britain, ... In 1988 Hussein surrendered Jordan's claim to the disputed West Bank,...
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Yasser Arafat - Wikipedia  Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa popularly known as Yasser ... Arafat and his movement operated from several Arab countries. ..... Fatah and other Palestinian militias, within the Israeli-occupied West Bank. .... the PLO and the Jordanian Army, Arafat called for King Hussein to be toppled.
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Black September - Wikipedia  Black September refers to the conflict that was fought between the Palestine Liberation ... King Hussein feared an independent West Bank under PLO administration ... Disputes between the Palestinian organizations and the government would be .... Hussein and Arafat attended the meeting of leaders of Arab countries in...
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J! Archive - Show #1985, aired 1993-04-02  A long-necked lute called the samisen is a popular instrument of this country ... In 1988 King Hussein surrendered this country's claim to the disputed West Bank...
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IsraelJordan peace treaty - Wikipedia  The IsraelJordan peace treaty or in full "Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the ... In 1987 Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein tried secretly to arrange a ... The following year Jordan abandoned its claim to the West Bank in favor of a peaceful resolution between Israel and the PLO.
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Hebron Agreement, 1997 - Palestine Facts  What was the Hebron Protocol and Agreement in 1997? ... It is the only West Bank city with a Jewish presence in the midst of a Palestinian majority. ... and a Protocol concerning the Redeployment in Hebron was signed by Israel and the ... That included Israeli troop withdrawals from 80 percent of Hebron, the last West Bank...
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Israel's 1967 Governmental Debate about the Annexation of East ...  in June 1967, Israel had a stronger claim to sovereignty in East Jerusalem than the Jordanian one. ... rule over Jerusalem's Old City,7 during which Jordan refused Israeli ... Although the official American stand regarding the June conflict spoke ...... On the day of the vote, June 27, an urgent unscheduled government ses-.
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What and Where Is the West Bank? - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict ...  May 22, 2008 ... Since mid-1994 limited Palestinian self-rule has existed in portions of the West Bank. Israelis who regard the area as properly Jewish territory often refer to it by the ... Palestinian territory, partially under Israeli occupation and partially ... The West Bank is situated west of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea,...
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Print - History (history.com)  September 13, 1993 : Israel-Palestine peace accord signed ... West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Golan Heights. ... part of an Israeli-Egyptian peace agreement, but the rest of the occupied territories ... After the 1967 war, the PLO was recognized as the symbol of the Palestinian national...
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Peres Offers to End Jordan War Status : Israel Chief Unilaterally ...  Oct 22, 1985 ... Peres, addressing the 40th anniversary session of the U.N. General Assembly, ... "Israel declares this readily in the hope that (Jordan's) King Hussein is ... Assembly as it continued its two-week anniversary celebration. ... imposed last week and restore full civil rights to his country's citizens ... June 29, 1993.
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Jordanian occupation of the West Bank - Wikipedia  Jordanian occupation of the West Bank refers to the occupation and annexation of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) by Jordan (formerly Transjordan), during a period of nearly two decades (19481967) in the aftermath of the 1948 ArabIsraeli War. .... Unlike any other Arab country to which they fled after the 1948 ArabIsraeli...
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BBC ON THIS DAY | 14 | 1958: Coup in Iraq sparks jitters in Middle ...  A military revolt in Iraq overthrows the monarchy and prompts King Hussein of Jordan to ... Nuri es Said, prime minister of the Iraq-Jordan Federation, had been assassinated. ... Unconfirmed reports suggest King Faisal himself has also been killed. His cousin, King Hussein of Jordan, has declared himself head of the Arab...
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Myths & Facts: The War of 1948 (Chapter 4) | Jewish Virtual Library  On May 4, 1948, the Arab Legion attacked Kfar Etzion. ... Five Arab armies (Egypt, Syria, Transjordan, Lebanon and Iraq) immediately invaded Israel. ... recognized Israel soon after it declared independence on May 14, 1948, and immediately ... Iraq was the only country that did not sign an agreement with Israel, choosing...
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On This Day 36 Years Ago: The Signing of the Egypt-Israel Peace ...  Mar 26, 2015 ... Thirty-six years ago, on March 26, 1979, Egypt and Israel signed a historic ... In 1978, after more than a year of diplomatic efforts, the Camp David ... Sadat, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and Israeli Prime Minister ... Menachem Begin clasp hands on the north lawn of the White House in ... Today's Top Stories
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1950 - 1979 - PBS  December 24, 1951: Libya declares its independence under King Idris. ... The new Egyptian constitution grants women the right to vote and to run for elected office. ... in the aftermath, Jordan's King Hussein relieves all British commanders of their .... The countries sharing the basin of the Jordan River have extremely limited...
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Death of a King; Cautious King Took Risks In Straddling Two Worlds  Feb 8, 1999 ... King Hussein of Jordan, who died yesterday at 63, successfully straddled .... attempts and 7 plots to overthrow him, the King ultimately accomplished what ... ended the state of war between the neighboring countries. ..... a Cambridge-educated intellectual and an older, distant cousin, ended after 18 months.
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Six-Day War - BBC NEWS  From 1948 to 1967, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, was ruled by Jordan. ... Israeli troops captured Egypt's Sinai peninsula during the 1956 British, ... capturing the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula up to...
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Primer on Palestine, Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict | Middle East ...  Following the war of 19481949, this land was divided into three parts: the State of Israel, the West Bank (of the Jordan River) and the Gaza Strip. ..... During 19481967, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, was ruled by Jordan, .... jail and the intifada lost its cohesive force, although it continued for several more years.
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Why were Syrians whose land was captured by Israel in 1967 given ...  Actually the reason is quite simple. In 1981 Israel annexed the Golan heights (the land ... In 1981 Israel annexed the Golan heights (the land captured from Syria in the ... Jerusalem Palestinians in the West Bank take Israeli citizenship in 1967? ... as "occupied territory" refer to this gap in government - while the area has not...
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IsraelJordan peace treaty - Wikipedia  The IsraelJordan peace treaty or in full "Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the ... In 1987 Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein tried ... Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres ... signed the Washington Declaration in Washington, DC, on 25 July 1994.
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MIDEAST ACCORD - Text of Washington Declaration Signed by ...  Jul 26, 1994 ... Jordan and Israel aim at the achievement of just, lasting and comprehensive peace between Israel and its neighbors and at the conclusion of a Treaty of Peace ... His Majesty King Hussein and Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin took note ... its meeting held in Jordan on Wednesday, July 20, 1994, hosted by the...