A Historical Account of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

By maiariekstins

  • The Balfour Declaration

    Lord Arthur Balfour is British foreign minister. He issued the Balfour Declaration announcing the British government as in favor of creating a "Jewish national home in Palestine."
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    Violent Conflict

    Arabs and Jews clash, killing many members of both cultures.

  • The Mandates

    The League of Nations divides the land left by the fallen Ottoman Empire among France and Britain. These mandates would be supervised by the League and their mother countries until ready for independence.
    The mandates were Syria and Lebanon (French), Iraq, and Palestine (British). The latter would serve as the Jewish homeland mentioned before.

  • Arrival of Hitler and the Nazi's

    Nazis come to dominate Europe and over 154,000 Jewish emigrants flee to Palestine in effect.
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    Massive Genocide Targets Jews

    World War II. The Holocaust. The Nazi party, led by Adolf Hitler, conduct a massive massive genocide on Jewish people. 6M European Jews alone were killed by the end.

  • Jewish Minority in Palestine

    At this time, the population of Palestine was recorded to have a minority of Jews (33%) and a majority of Arabs (65%).

  • Palestine is Partitioned

    The United Nations General Assembly declares plans to partition, or divide, the country of Palestine. Two separate states would be created for Jews and Arabs, respectively.

  • Britain leaves Palestine

    Britain gave up its mandate of Palestine.

  • Creation of Israel

    Head of the Palestinian Jews David Ben-Gurion declares the independence and establishment of Israel. This was to be the Jewish state in Palestine. They welcomed Arabs of the state.
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    Middle-Eastern Terrorism

    Middle-Eastern terrorism begins to gain global recognition. Attacks made initially by Israelis, but then Palestinians too, and others.

  • PLO

    The Palestine Liberation Organization is established.

  • Munich Olympic Murders

    The Olympic ceremonies are held in Munich, West Germany and become host to the murder of eleven Israeli athletes by Palestinians.
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    Intifida

    Intifida initiates.

  • The Oslo Accord

    Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak and PLO's Abbas sign the Oslo Accord.

  • Rabin's death

    Rabin is assassinated and many Hamas terrorist attacks ensued.
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    The Israeli-Lebanon War

  • Hamas take Gaza

    Israeli Hamas militants storm the presidential area in Gaza city.

  • Palestine attacks Israel

    20 Palestinian rockets are shot into Israel.

  • More attacks on Israel

    Near 50 Palestinian rockets have been fired into Israel.

  • Hostility Remains

    Hostility remains between Palestinians and Israelis. Ordinary civilians kill over nationality.