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Jewish immigrants arrived in Palestine.
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The British gained control over the British Mandate for Palestine.
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World War II. Holocaust kills nearly six million Jews. Many survivors look to Palestine for refuge.
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Britain decides it cannot bring peace to Palestine and turns the matter over to the UN
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Israel was declared as the first Jewish state on May 14, 1948. The British left Palestine. Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Egypt declared war on Israel.
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Israel and the Arab states agreed to armistice. Israel gained about 50% more territory than was originally allotted to it by the United Nations Partition Plan.
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The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed.
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The Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors took place from June 5 to June 11. I It then conquered the West Bank from Jordan and Golan Heights from Syria. Israel refused, but the U.N. Security Council did not take any action. Instead, Arab states refused to recognize Israel as a state.
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The UN grants the PLO observer status and recognises the Palestinians' right to independence.
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Peace treaty signed between Egypt and Israel.
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Israel-US Free Trade Agreement.
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Palestinians living on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip begin riots, known as the intifada (uprising), against Israeli rule.
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The Palestinian National Council (the PLO’s legislative body) unilaterally declares a State of Palestine at a meeting in Algeria.
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Israel and Palestinians reach agreement on Israeli redeployment in the West-Bank city of Hebron
