Journalism Assignment: Project 2

We were told to start a second project for our journalism class with a partner, so we are deciding to write our own then combine them.

It all started when Israel became a state on May 15th, 1948, the Arab countries did not enjoy this so they declared war on the newfound country. But in 1949 Israel and the Arab nations signed a pact saying that Egypt would retain hold of Gaza.

Israel is attacking Gaza because Gaza is a Arab controlled territory in the Israeli area and continue to see attacks from them.

This whole conflict began because Israel was displaced after World War II and Palestine took control and Israelis needed a homeland to call their own.


In January, 1957, the U.N. told Israel, France, and Britain to take their forces out of Egypt.

In June, 1967, Israel engaged in a armed conflict with Egypt, Jordan, And Syria. By the end of this conflict Israel controlled Gaza And Sinai.

In March of 1979, Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty, they also agreed that the Palestinians in Jordan, Gaza, and the West Bank(all Israel controlled land) would provide self-rule.

On September 2nd, 1982, U.S. president Ronald Reagan called for Jordanian supervision in the Palestinian territories, Israel Rejected the plan and said it could cause a danger in their security.

20 years later Hamas was founded which is A Palestinian lead organization started an uprising. Hamas was started by the Muslim Brotherhood members

On December 18th, 1992, Israel carried out an Expulsion of 400 Palestinians to Lebanon which was almost as bad as the 6 day war.

In 2007 Hamas Seized Gaza.