| Term | Definition |
| 1945 | end of WWII/formation of Arab League |
| 1947 | end of British mandate/UN partition plan |
| 1948 | state of Israel declared/Arabs attack/750,000 Arab refugees |
| 1949 | Armistice |
| 1956 | Suez Crisis |
| 1967 | 6 Day War/Nasser resigns |
| 1970 | Black September/PLO out of Jordan |
| 1973 | The Yom Kippur War |
| 1979 | Camp David Peace Accords/Egypt expelled from Arab League |
| 1982 | Israeli invasion of Lebanon |
| 1987 | beginning of Intifada |
| 1991 | Gulf War |
| 1995 | Oslo Accords |
| 2000 | Renewed or Second Intifada |
| 2005 | Israeli withdrawal from Gaza |
| 2006 | Hamas won elections in Gaza |
| 2008-2009 | Israel-Gaza Conflict |