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first zionist congress
organization by theodor herzl,the founder of modern political zionism, the congress officially announced zionism's goal. -
balfour declaration
his majesty' government view whit favour the establishment in palestine of a national hime for the jewish people and will use their best endeavours to facilitate. -
the holocaust and world war ll
before and during the war, the nazis persecuted jews,eventuallycarrying out a genocide known as the holocaust. -
UN Partition Plan
in 1947, amidst growing tensions between arabs, jews, an the british, britain announced its plan to pull out of the region and turned the question of sovereignty over to the united nations -
1948 war
in ccordance with the un partition plan, david ben-gurion proclaimed the independence of the new state of israel on may 14,1948 anbd became israel's first prime minister. -
establishment of the plo
in 1964, the palestine liberation organization(PLO) was formed with the aim of destroying israel and creating a pakestinian state in its place.
