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| 1943 | Independence |  |
| Leads sabotage before the creation of the State of Israel |
| 1943 | Irgun Zvai Leumi | |
| Appointed Member of the IZL |
| 1948 | Party Leader | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the Herut Party |
| 1967 | Minister Without Portfolio | |
| Appointed Minister without Portfolio |
| 1977 | Prime Minister | |
| 21st June Appointed Prime Minister of Israel |
| 1978 | Agreement Camp David | |
| 5th Sep Camp David USAPresident Carter, Menachem Begin of Israel and Anwar Sadat of Egypt meet at Camp David |
| 17th Sep Camp David Agrees to withdraw from Sinai & for elections in the West Bank & Gaza Strip |
| 17th Sep Camp David Israel promises to withdraw gradually from Sinai and to establish some form of autonomous Palestinian territory on the West Bank |
| 17th Sep Camp David USAPresident Carter, Menachem Begin of Israel and Anwar Sadat of Egypt sign agreements at Camp David |
| 28th Sep Camp David The Israeli Knesset endorses the Camp David accord. |
| 27th Oct Camp David Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin are named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord |
| 1978 | Diplomacy | |
| 5th Sep Camp David USAPresident Carter, Menachem Begin of Israel and Anwar Sadat of Egypt meet at Camp David |
| 22nd Oct Washington Negotiators for Egypt and Israel announce in Washington they had reached tentative agreement on the main points of a peace treaty |
| 1978 | Dipomacy | |
| 17th Sep West Bank Israel promises to withdraw gradually from Sinai and to establish some form of autonomous Palestinian territory on the West Bank |
| 1978 | Invasion of Lebanon | |
| The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is created to confirm Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon |
| 19th Mar The Israeli army takes control of almost all of Lebanon south of Litani River |
| 19th Mar The UN Security Council adopts Resolution 425 demanding that Israel withdraw from Lebanon |
| 23rd Mar Naqoura The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is created to enforce this mandate, and restore peace and sovereignty to Lebanon |
| 23rd Mar Naqoura UNIFIL forces arrive in Lebanon setting up headquarters in Naqoura |
| 13th June The Israelis withdraw the last of their invading forces from Lebanon |
| 1978 | Nobel Prize | |
| 27th Oct Jerusalem Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin are named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord. |
| 1978 | Occupation Sinai | |
| Sinai Agrres to withdraw from Sinai under the Camp David agreement |
| 1978 | Rule of Sinai | |
| 17th Sep Sinai Israel promises to withdraw gradually from Sinai and to establish some form of autonomous Palestinian territory on the West Bank |
| 1978 | Rule of West Bank | |
| 17th Sep West Bank Israel promises to withdraw gradually from Sinai and to establish some form of autonomous Palestinian territory on the West Bank |
| 1978 | UNIFIL | |
| The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is created to confirm Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon |
| 23rd Mar Naqoura The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is created to enforce this mandate, and restore peace and sovereignty to Lebanon |
| 1979 | Arab League | |
| 31st Mar The Arab League suspends Egypt following its treaty with Israel |
| 1979 | Bombing of Nahariya | |
| Nahariya Samir Kantar kills three Israelis in the northern city of Nahariya |
| 1979 | Camp David Agreement | |
| 26th Mar The Camp David peace treaty is signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the White House |
| 1979 | Diplomacy | |
| 22nd Mar The Israeli parliament approves a peace treaty with Egypt |
| 26th Mar The Camp David peace treaty is signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the White House |
| 27th Mar The Egyptian Parliament unanimously approves a peace treaty with Israel |
| 31st Mar The Arab League suspends Egypt following its treaty with Israel |
| 2nd April Cairo Israeli PM Menachem Begin visits Cairo, Egypt, and meets with President Sadat |
| 25th May Sinai Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt |
| 21st Oct Moshe Dayan, Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, submits his resignation |
| 27th Oct Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin are named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord |
| 25th Nov Alma Israel returns the Alma oil field in A-Tour to Egypt |
| 1979 | Resignation | |
| 21st Oct Moshe Dayan, Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, submits his resignation |
| 1979 | Rule of A Tour | |
| 25th Nov Alma Israel returns the Alma oil field in A-Tour to Egypt |
| 1979 | Rule of Sinai | |
| 25th May Sinai Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt |
| 1979 | Treaty of Peace | |
| 22nd Mar The Israeli parliament approves a peace treaty with Egypt |
| 26th Mar Jerusalem Signs a Peace Treaty with Egypt in Washington |
| 26th Mar The Camp David peace treaty is signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the White House |
| 27th Mar The Egyptian Parliament unanimously approves a peace treaty with Israel |
| 22nd Oct Negotiators for Egypt and Israel announce in Washington they had reached tentative agreement on the main points of a peace treaty |
| 27th Oct Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin are named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord |
| 1980 | Capital | |
| 30th July Jerusalem The Israeli Knesset passes a law reaffirming all of Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state |
| 20th Aug Jerusalem The UN Security Council condemns (14-0, USAabstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jerusalem is it's capital |
| 1980 | Diplomacy | |
| 26th Jan Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations, in accord with PM Begin's agreement with President Sadat on Jan 10 at Aswan |
| 26th Feb Egypt and Israel exchange Ambassadors for the 1st time |
| 20th Aug Jerusalem The UN Security Council condemns (14-0, USAabstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jerusalem is it's capital |
| 1980 | Rule of Jerusalem | |
| 30th July Jerusalem The Israeli Knesset passes a law reaffirming all of Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state |
| 20th Aug Jerusalem The UN Security Council condemns (14-0, USAabstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jerusalem is it's capital |
| 1981 | Arab League | |
| Prince Fahd of SaudiArabia proposes an 8-point peace plan to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, it is adopted by the Arab League after some controversy |
| 1981 | Bombing of Beirut | |
| 17th July Beirut Israeli bombers destroy PLO/al-Fatah headquarters in Beirut |
| 1981 | Bombing of Iraq | |
| 8th June Jerusalem Israeli planes bomb a nuclear power plant near Iraq, the act is condemned by the UN |
| 1981 | Bombing of Osirak | |
| 24th June Osirak Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers destroy a nuclear power plant in Iraq at Osirak, Iraq, before it goes into operation, a facility the Israelis charged could have been used to make nuclear weapons |
| 1981 | Capture of Golan Heights | |
| 14th Dec Golan Heights Israel annexes the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967, Parliament approves the annexation of the Golan Heights with legislation in one day |
| 1981 | Diplomacy | |
| Prince Fahd of SaudiArabia proposes an 8-point peace plan to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, it is adopted by the Arab League after some controversy |
| 1st April Jerusalem Fighting breaks out between Lebanese christian militia & Syrian peacekeeping troops |
| 29th April Jerusalem Syria installs Russian made surface-to-air missiles in Lebanon |
| 1981 | Election | |
| 30th June Elections for the tenth Knesset are held in Israel, despite last minute polls suggesting a victory for Shimon Peres ' Alignment, Menachem Begin's Likud win by just one seat, voter turnout is 77.8%. |
| 1981 | Peace | |
| Prince Fahd of SaudiArabia proposes an 8-point peace plan to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, it is adopted by the Arab League after some controversy |
| 24th June Israel & the PLO endorse ceasefire agreements |
| 1981 | Rule of Golan Heights | |
| 14th Dec Golan Heights Israel annexes the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967, Parliament approves the annexation of the Golan Heights with legislation in one day |
| 1982 | Amal | |
| Hezbollah is formed with Iranian help as a radical offshoot of Amal, a Shiite Muslim movement. |
| 1982 | Bombing of Beirut | |
| 9th May Jerusalem Israeli jets raid PLO bases south of Beirut |
| 27th July Jerusalem Israeli jets attack civilian areas in West Beirut killing 120 |
| 12th Aug Beirut Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the UN Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut |
| 1982 | Bombing of PLO | |
| 21st April Jerusalem Strikes the PLO in Lebanon as retaliation for PLO guerrilla activities within Israel |
| 1982 | Camp David Agreement | |
| 25th April Sinai In accordance with Camp David agreements, Israel completes the Sinai withdrawal |
| 1982 | Capture of Beirut | |
| 15th Sep Beirut The Israeli army occupies Beirut |
| 1982 | Fatah | |
| 3rd June Israel's ambassador to Britain, Shlomo Argov, is shot and wounded outside a London hotel, Israel's invasion of Lebanon follows the assassination attempt, the attack is blamed on Abu Nidal's Palestinian Fatah group |
| 1982 | Hezbollah | |
| Hezbollah is formed with Iranian help as a radical offshoot of Amal, a Shiite Muslim movement. |
| 6th June Islamic radicals, including Naim Qassem, form Hezbollah (Hizbullah, i.e. Party of God) in response to Israels' invasion of Lebanon |
| 1982 | Invasion of Lebanon | |
| 4th June Israel attacks targets in south Lebanon one day after the attempted assassination of the Israeli Ambassador in London |
| 4th June Israel's ambassador to Britain, Shlomo Argov, is shot and wounded outside a London hotel, Israel's invasion of Lebanon follows the assassination attempt, the attack is blamed on Abu Nidal's Palestinian Fatah group |
| 4th June The invasion leads to the unconditional recognition of the State of Israel |
| 6th June A 70-day siege by 30,000 Israeli troops leaves up to 14,000 Lebanese and Palestinian civilians dead |
| 6th June Islamic radicals, including Naim Qassem, form Hezbollah (Hizbullah, i.e. Party of God) in response to Israels' invasion of Lebanon |
| 6th June Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon orders his forces to invade southern Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation Organization fighters out of the country |
| 9th June Bekaa Valley Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley |
| 12th Aug Beirut Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the UN Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut |
| 15th Sep Beirut The Israeli army occupies Beirut |
| 1982 | Massacre Palestinians | |
| 16th Sep Palestinians are massacred by "Christian Falangists" |
| 16th Sep Jerusalem The bloodshed brings calls for Begin's resignation |
| 1982 | Misgav | |
| 15th Sep Misgav The Jewish town of Misgav was built on land seized from the Palestinians over 3 decades, its 7,000 Jewish residents have jurisdiction over 183,000 dunams (a quarter-acre), while the area's 200,000 Arabs reside on 200,000 dunams |
| 1982 | Occupation Beirut | |
| 16th Sep Beirut Occupies West Beirut |
| 1982 | PLO | |
| 6th June Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon orders his forces to invade southern Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation Organization fighters out of the country |
| 1982 | Rule of Beirut | |
| 15th Sep Beirut The Israeli army occupies Beirut |
| 1982 | Rule of Sinai | |
| 25th April Sinai In accordance with Camp David agreements, Israel completes the Sinai withdrawal |
| 1982 | Siege of Beirut | |
| 15th Sep Beirut The Israeli army occupies Beirut |
| 16th Sep Beirut Occupies West Beirut |
| 1983 | Diplomacy | |
| 6th May Israel accepts the USAproposal for mutual withdrawal from Lebanon of Israel & Syria |
| 1983 | Occupation Lebanon | |
| 6th May Israel accepts the USAproposal for mutual withdrawal from Lebanon of Israel & Syria |
| 17th May Israel & Lebanon sign an agreement for Israeli withdrawal within 3 months |
| 1983 | Party Leader | |
| 2nd Sep Yitzhak Shamir, the Foreign Minister of Israel, is elected to succeed PM Menachem Begin as leader of the governing Herut Party |
| 1983 | Resignation | |
| 28th Aug Israel's PM Begin announced his intention to resign as fighting continued in Lebanon with no apparent end in sight |
| 2nd Sep Yitzhak Shamir, the Foreign Minister of Israel, is elected to succeed PM Menachem Begin as leader of the governing Herut Party |
| 15th Sep Jerusalem Resigns due to ill health |
