What is the Arab-Israeli War?

Answer 1

There are several Arab-Israeli Wars which each have their own histories. Additionally, the Conflict in General has a trajectory. Please find a number of Related Questions below relating to this varied issues.

A basic line-up is below:

There are numerous Conflicts and Quasi-Conflicts in the Arab Israeli Conflict.

Arab-Israeli War of 1947-1949

Neutral Name: Arab-Israeli War of 1948

Israeli Name: Israeli War of Independence

Arab Name: Nakba (Great Catastrophe)

Cause: Jews intended to establish a Jewish State in the borders granted by UN Resolution 181 and the Arabs did not intend for such a state to exist.

Arab-Israeli War of 1956

Neutral Name: Suez Crisis

Israeli Name: Sinai War

Arab Name: The War of Tripartite Aggression

Cause: Egypt blocked Israeli shipping through the Suez Canal when it nationalized the canal. This nationalization also caught the ire of the British and the French who joined Israel in the fight.

Arab-Israeli War of 1967

Neutral Name, Israeli Name, and Arab Name: Six-Day War

Cause: Egypt blocked the Israeli outlet to the Red Sea, the Straits of Tiran in violation of international law. Israel attacked Egypt to regain control. Israel also retaliated against Jordan and Syria once those countries began attacking Israel.

Arab-Israeli War of 1967-1970

Neutral Name, Israeli Name, and Arab Name: War of Attrition

Cause: Egyptians tried to weaken Israeli resolve to hold the Sinai Peninsula by attacking Israeli positions in a way that would not merit a full-scale retaliation.

Arab-Israeli War of 1973

Neutral Name: Arab-Israeli War of 1973

Israeli Name: Yom Kippur War

Arab Name: Ramadan War, October War

Cause: Egypt and Syria wished to regain lands lost in the Arab-Israeli War of 1967.

Lebanese Civil War 1975-1982 (Israeli involvement from 1981-1982)

Neutral Name: Lebanese Civil War

Israeli Name: First Lebanon War

Arab Name: Lebanese Civil War

Cause: The War was primarily not an Israeli conflict, but an internal Lebanese struggle. However, militants from Lebanon attacked Israel in 1981 and 1982, prompting an Israeli military response.

Palestinian Intifadas (Uprisings) of 1987-1993 and 2000-2005

Neutral Name, Israeli Name, and Arab Name: First & Second Intifadas

Cause: Palestinian dissatisfaction with the Israeli Martial Law in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

2006 Lebanon War

Neutral Name: 2006 Lebanon War, Israel-Hezbollah War

Israeli Name: Second Lebanon War, War with Hezbollah

Arab Name: July War, Israeli-Invasion of Lebanon

Cause: Hezbollah conducted a cross-border raid and absconded with two Israeli soldiers. Israel entered Lebanon to pursue Hezbollah.

Gazan War of 2008-2009

Neutral Name: Gazan War of 2008-2009

Israeli Name: Operation Cast Lead

Arab Name: Gaza Massacre

Cause: Hamas fired rockets into Israel, prompting an Israeli attack on Hamas militants in Gaza.

Gazan War of 2012

Neutral Name: Gazan War of 2012

Israeli Name: Operation Pillar of Cloud/Pillar of Defense

Arab Name: Operation Stones of Shale

Cause: Hamas fired rockets into Israel, prompting an Israeli attack on Hamas militants in Gaza.