We talk about Israel, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan 1990-today.

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A few datapoints:

1987 start first intifada

1988 establishment of Hamas

1988 PLO recognizes Israël

1989 Taif Agreement

1993 Oslo Accords1996 First Palestinian elections, Hamas boycots2000 Israel withdraws from Lebanon. Start second intifada.2004 Arafat dies2005 Cedar Revolution

2006 Hamas wins parliamentary elections. Violence Hamas-Fatah. Israel invades Lebanon.

2007 Palestinian civil war. Hamas takes power in Gaza. 2012 UN observer status for Palestine but sanctions

2018 start political crisis Israel

2020 financial crisis Libanon2022 Netanyahu leads most rightwing government ever2023 Hamas attack followed by Gaza war. 2024 attack on Hezbollah causes death Nasrallah. Fall Assad. 2025 Iran-Israel war