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Featured Article: Arafat, Yasir
Arafat, Yasir, AHR uh fat, YAHS uhr (1929-2004), was head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004 and president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) from 1996 to 2004. See more »
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Abbas, Mahmoud
Abbas, Mahmoud, ah BAHS, mah MOOD (1935-...), also known as Abu Mazen, is the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA).
See more »Arab-Israeli conflict
Arab-Israeli conflict is a struggle between the Jewish state of Israel and the Arabs of the Middle East.
See more »Arafat, Yasir
Arafat, Yasir, AHR uh fat, YAHS uhr (1929-2004), was head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004 and president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) from 1996 to 2004.
See more »Begin, Menachem
Begin, Menachem, BAY guhn, mehn AHK hehm (1913-1992), served as prime minister of Israel from 1977 to 1983.
See more »Ben-Gurion, David
Ben-Gurion, behn GOO rih uhn, David (1886-1973), served as Israel's first prime minister after it became independent in 1948.
See more »Ben-Zvi, Izhak
Ben-Zvi, Izhak, behn TSVEE, IHTZ hawk (1884-1963), became Israel's second president in 1952.
See more »Dayan, Moshe
Dayan, Moshe, dy AHN, MOY shuh (1915-1981), was an Israeli military hero and political leader.
See more »Eshkol, Levi
Eshkol, Levi, EHSH kawl, LEE vee (1895-1969), helped found the state of Israel and served as prime minister from 1963 until his death.
See more »Intifada
Intifada, ihn tih FAH dah, is the Arabic term used to refer to two Palestinian uprisings against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
See more »Kibbutz
Kibbutz, kih BOOTS (plural kibbutzim), is a form of Jewish community in Israel based on the idea of social and economic equality.
See more »Meir, Golda
Meir, may EER, Golda (1898-1978), served as prime minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974.
See more »Netanyahu, Benjamin
Netanyahu, neh tahn YAH hoo, Benjamin (1949-...), a Likud Party politician, was prime minister of Israel from 1996 to 1999.
See more »Olmert, Ehud
Olmert, Ehud, OHL mehrt, eh HOOD (1945- ), became prime minister of Israel in May 2006.
See more »Peres, Shimon
Peres, Shimon, PEH rehs, shih MOHN (1923-...), a Labor Party politician, was prime minister of Israel twice.
See more »Rabin, Yitzhak
Rabin, Yitzhak, rah BEEN, YIHTS hahk (1922-1995), was prime minister of Israel from 1974 to 1977 and from 1992 until his death.
See more »Sharon, Ariel
Sharon, Ariel, shah ROHN, ah ree EHL (1928-...), was prime minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006.
See more »Shazar, Schneor Zalman
Shazar, shah ZAHR, Schneor Zalman (1889-1974), served as president of Israel from 1963 to 1973.
See more »Weizman, Ezer
Weizman, Ezer (1924-2005), an Israeli political and military leader, was president of Israel from 1993 to 2000.
See more »Weizmann, Chaim
Weizmann, Chaim, VYTS mahn or WYTS muhn, KY ihm (1874-1952), served as the first president of Israel from 1949 until his death on Nov.
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