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Israeli History Portal

  

The nation of Israel has been at war with its various neighbors since it declared independence in May of 1948. This page includes wars and conflicts involving Israel. This page provides links to Israeli History pages within the History Guy website, as well as selected Israeli History Links and Resources throughout the internet.

 

Historyguy.com pages on Israeli History:

Nation of Israel

Arab-Israeli Wars Page

Arab-Israeli Wars Links

Wars Between Israel and Syria: From 1948 to the Present

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Israeli-Palestinian Battles and Campaigns

 

The Sinai War--1956 war

The Six-Day War --1967 war.

The Israeli-Lebanon Conflict (1978-Present)

The Second Persian Gulf War --Israel was the target of Iraqi Scud missiles during this 1991 war.

The Israeli-Hezbollah War (also known in Israel as "The Second Lebanon War" --2006 war

Gaza Strip Conflict/Gaza War--2009-2010 war

2012 Gaza War

Threat of an Israeli-Iran War

Israeli Biography:

Ariel Sharon--War hero and politician prominent in Israeli military and political circles since the 1950s through his role as Prime Minister in the early 2000s.

 

 

Israeli History Links and Resources Outside of the History Guy Website:

Kohn, George C. Dictionary of Wars. New York: Facts On File Publications. 1986.

History: the State of Israel (1948-) --From the Israeli Government.

The Tragedy of Palestine -- From the Jordan government website.

Israel: problems of the new state, 1948-67 --From the U.S. Army Area Handbook.

Young warrior --A personal reminiscence of the 1948-1949 war from an Israeli soldier.

Egyptian Military History-- Part of the Egyptian Military's official website.

Suez War--History Guy page on the 1956 war involving Egypt, France, Great Britain, and Israel.

Encyclopedia of the Orient: Six-Day War - Includes hypertext links to background information on the countries involved in the Six Day War.

Israel 1967 and Afterward - From the U.S. Army Area Handbooks.

Israel at Fifty: Our Introduction to The Six Day War - Why the war was so important, and how it affects Israel today.

Six Day War - An Introduction - Including pages on the Egyptian, Jordanian, and Syrian fronts, as well as a map. From the Israel Defense Forces website.

Deterrence Theory: Success or Failure in Arab-Israeli Wars? - Essay written by Elli Lieberman from the National Defense University.

Occupied Golan--Syrian website on the 1973 war.

Amnesty International: Israel-Lebanon Background--

Echoes of Qana - Lebanese page on a 1996 Israeli attack in South Lebanon.

Hezbollah: Israel and Lebanon - The Facts-- From Hezbollah's website.

Entebbe Diary--An account of the Entebbe Raid (1976). From the Israeli Defense Forces website.

Background on the PLO--From IRIS, a pro-Israel group.

 

 

News Links on Israeli Wars

 

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