Eastern Mediterranean 1970: Black September

18 September 1970
18 Sep 1970
Arab–Israeli Wars
-27–66 Julio-Claudian East
66–135 Jewish–Roman Wars
135–235 Roman consolidation in the East
235–284 Crisis of the Third Century
284–311 Diocletian and the Tetrarchy
311–1944 NO MAPS FOR THIS PERIOD YET
1944–1948 Road to Independence
1948–1974 Arab–Israeli Wars
1974–2010 Disengagement and Intervention
2010–pres Arab Spring, Civil War
Black September
15 May 1948 End of Mandatory Palestine
11 Jun 1948 First Arab–Israeli War
30 Dec 1948 Israeli Victory in Palestine
11 May 1949 UN Recognition of Israel
23 Jul 1952 Egyptian Revolution
13 Jun 1956 Rise of Nasser
7 Nov 1956 Suez Crisis
22 Feb 1958 United Arab Republic
19 Jul 1958 Nasser’s Zenith
21 Sep 1964 Independence of Cyprus and Malta
10 Jun 1967 Six-Day War
18 Sep 1970 Black September
8 Oct 1973 Yom Kippur War
24 Oct 1973 Yom Kippur War: Israeli Counterattack
Following the Six-Day War, forces of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) shifted to Egypt and Jordan to continue their struggle, with most eventually concentrating in Jordan. By late 1968 this was causing problems in Jordan itself, as elements of the PLO attacked Jordanian authorities and even threatened regime change. Losing his patience, King Hussein of Jordan launched an offensive against the PLO in September 1970 and, despite a Syrian attempt at intervention, expelled them from the country.