#Middle East
8 entries tagged Middle East.
Organizations (2)
- Arab League The Arab League is a regional organization of Arab states in North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and Western Asia.
- Palestine Liberation Organization The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), founded 1964 and led by Yasser Arafat's Fatah from 1969, conducted guerrilla campaigns from Jordan, Lebanon, and Tunisia before the 1994 Oslo Accords established it as the recognized Palestinian representative body and created the Palestinian Authority.
Events (4)
- Arab-Israeli War (1948-1949) Conflict following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and declaration of the State of Israel, resulting in Israeli victory and the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem.
- Six-Day War 1967 conflict in which Israel launched a preemptive strike against Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, capturing the Sinai, Gaza, West Bank, and Golan Heights.
- Suez Crisis 1956 invasion of Egypt by Israel, France, and Britain to regain control of the Suez Canal, ended by Soviet nuclear ultimatum and U.S. pressure.
- Yom Kippur War 1973 Arab-Israeli War that began with coordinated Egyptian and Syrian attacks, leading to a nuclear alert and reshaping regional power dynamics.
Places (2)
- Israel Israel is a Middle Eastern state whose intelligence agencies (Mossad, Shin Bet, Aman), nuclear weapons program, and political relationships with U.S. intelligence and the American Jewish community are central subjects of this vault.
- Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia was a source of funding for the Contra war that supplemented the cocaine trafficking proceeds and Oliver North's illegal arms sales to Iran.