1950-67 - Young Israel & Six Day War Years of rapid development and massive Jewish immigration are marred by war. The Sinai Campaign gets underway in 1956 and tensions build again in the mid-1960s on the Syrian and Egyptian front. In June 1967, Israel launches a surprise pre-emptive attack against Egypt and Syria, resulting in a resounding Israeli victory. Israel conquers the West Bank and the Jordanian sector of east Jerusalem, uniting the city and obtaining control over Jewish, Christian and Islamic holy sites in the walled Old City. The United Nations later passes resolutions conditioning a final Arab peace settlement with Israel upon Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories, and recognition of Palestinian rights. About the Picture: Uzi Narkiss, far left, walking through Jerusalem during the Six Day War with Moshe Dayan and Yitzhak Rabin. 8000-4000 BCE 3000-1200 BCE 1700 1200-600 BCE 587-332 BCE 520 BCE 332-63 BCE 166 BCE 63-324 CE 6-3 BCE 66 CE 68 CE 132-135 CE 135-324 CE 324-638 CE 614 CE 638-1099 CE 1099-1291 CE 1291-1917 CE 1492 1517 1886 1918-1948 1948 1950-67 1968-1988 1974 1977 1982 1993 2000