Middle East event/interaction data, 1949-1969

Data on approximately 10,000 events between July 1, l949, and June 30, 1969, are presented in this dataset. Only events in which Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq were actors and targets (although third parties acting as mediators are also included as targets) are included. Events are coded for actor, target, the 22 action categories of the World Event/Interaction Survey, arena, and reliability.