TIMELINE: Middle East peacemaking

(Reuters) - Hamas accepts the establishment of a Palestinian state on land occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war but would not recognize the Jewish state, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said on Monday.

Meshaal had held talks with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in Damascus on Friday in one of the highest profile meetings between the Islamist group and a Western statesman.

Here is a timeline of Middle East peacemaking efforts:

March 26, 1979 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sign peace treaty to end 30 years of war.

Dec 1987 - First Palestinian uprising, or Intifada, starts.

Sept 13, 1993 - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin trade historic handshake at Bill Clinton's White House, sealing Oslo Accords outline for limited Palestinian self-rule in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Oct 26, 1994 - Rabin and King Hussein of Jordan sign peace treaty ending 46 years of war.

Nov 4, 1995 - Rabin assassinated by ultra-nationalist Jew.

July 25, 2000 - Camp David peace summit, brokered by Clinton, breaks down after two weeks of talks between Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.