1948: The State of Israel is founded. The US becomes the first country in the world to recognize Israeli independence.
1956-1957: Israel, Britain, and France invade Egypt during the Suez War. The United States negotiates the withdrawal of the three nations from Egypt.
1967: The Six-Day War begins on June 5th. President Johnson supports a United Nations Security Council ceasefire resolution.
1973: Egypt and Syria launch attacks against Israeli forces in the Golan Heights and Sinai. Egypt-Israeli and Syrian-Israeli disengagement is achieved through Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s “shuttle diplomacy.”
1978: President Jimmy Carter hosts Israeli-Egyptian peace negotiations at Camp David, culminating in the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty.
1991: President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev convene the multilateral Madrid Peace Talks.
1993: The Oslo Accords between Israel and the PLO are signed on the White House Lawn.
1994: Under the guidance of President Clinton, Jordan and Israel sign historic peace treaty.
1998: President Clinton convenes negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat that result in the Wye River Memorandum.
2000-2001: President Clinton hosts Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak at a summit at Camp David that ends without an agreement. Shortly thereafter, Clinton outlines his parameters for a future agreement.
2002: President George W. Bush outlines his vision of an Israeli and Palestinian state living side by side and introduces his “Roadmap” for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Sources: Congressional Research Service, The American Presidency Project, United States Institute of Peace, State Department