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Middle East History 1948 - Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the independent State of Israel as British rule in in Palestine came to an end. 1963 - Kuwait became the 111th member of the United Nations. 1965 - Nine Arab nations broke ties with West Germany. On May 12, West Germany had established diplomatic relations with Israel. 2002 - The United Nations Security Council revamped U.N. sanctions against Iraq to speed the delivery of food and medicine and strengthen an 11-year-old military embargo. The 15-0 vote was hailed by the U.S. but was denounced by Iraq.
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