1990 Event Iraqi President Saddam Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West 1977 Event Libyan Socialist Arabs People's Republic forms 1973 Event Arabs terrorists shoot passengers on Boeing 737 to Kuwait 1973 Event Arabs decrease oil production 1967 Event Arabs Federation premier Hoesein Al Bayoomi resigns 1958 Death Rafiq Aref, Iraqi chief-staff Arabs Statenbond, executed 1948 Event Arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem 1948 Event Israel and Arabs agree to a cease fire 1948 Event Arabs blow up Jewish synagogue Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid 1948 Event 1st Jewish-Arab military battle, arabs defeated 1948 Event Arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die 1947 Event U.N. General Assembly partitions Palestine between Arabs and Jews 1947 Event Arabs and Jews reject British proposal to split Palestine 1929 Event Arabs attack Jews in Israel 1920 Event Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem 1917 Event Arabs sack Tel Aviv 1913 Event Arabs attack Jewish community of Rechovot Palestine 1901 Event Arabs attack Gedara, Palestine 1897 Birthday John B. Glubb, British commandant/writer, A soldier with the Arabs 1893 Event Congo cannibals killed 1000s of Arabs 1892 Event Battle of Lomani Congo: Belgian unit beats Arabs, 1000-3000 killed 1888 Event Moshav Gederah is attacked by Arabs 1879 Event Arabs capture Egyptian premier Nabar Pasha 1838 Event Arabs attack Jewish community of Safed 1521 Event Arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine 1147 Event Battle at Doryleum: Arabs beat Koenraad III's crusaders 642 Event Arabs conquer Alexandria, library destroyed 636 Event Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from Byzantine Empire
