Negotiations

Palestinian Liberation Organization (P.L.O.)

Created in 1964, its goal was to fight for a Palestinian state.

Yasir Arafat

Major leader of the P.L.O from 1969 to 2004.

Guerrilla groups

Organized fighting or unorthodox military tactics used by the P.L.O.

Munich Summer Olympics (1972)

Event where 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by Palestinian terrorists.

Black September

A group of Palestinian terrorists aiming to promote the cause for Palestine.

Camp David Accord (1979)

First signed agreement between Israel and an Arab country, recognizing Israel and returning Sinai Peninsula to Egypt.

Anwar Sadat

Egyptian President who recognized Israel in the Camp David Accord.

Menachem Begin

Israeli Prime Minister who signed the Camp David Accord.

Intifada

A Palestinian campaign of civil disobedience against Israeli occupation.

Oslo Peace Accords (1993)

Agreement granting Palestine self-rule in Gaza Strip and West Bank, also known as the Declaration of Principles.

Yitzhak Rabin

Israeli Prime Minister who participated in the Oslo Peace Accords.

Bill Clinton

U.S. President who brokered the Oslo Peace Accords.

Assassination of Sadat

Egyptian President assassinated in 1981 by Muslim extremists.

Recognition of Israel

Key aspect of the Camp David Accords where Egypt recognized Israel as a legitimate state.

Civil disobedience

Nonviolent resistance practices during the Intifada.