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Zionism and Early Jewish Immigration to Israel (1900-1917)
Hundreds of thousands of Jews were moving, as part of a movement called Zionism. This was mostly European Jews to escape persecution and establish their own state in their ancestral homeland. Later, large numbers of Middle Eastern Jews moved to Israel, either to escape anti-Semitic violence or because they were forcibly expelled. Violence between Jews and Arabs in British Palestine then began. -
Mass Jewish Immigration to Palestine after Nazis Gain Power in Germany
Between 1933 and 1936, more Jews immigrated from Germany to Palestine than to anywhere else in the world as a result of Nazi rule. This increased Jewish population in palestine from 17% to about 30% -
United Nations Partitions Palestine into Separate Jewish and Palestinian States
United Nations General Assembly voted 33 to 13 with 10 abstentions to partition western Palestine into two states -- one for the Jews, which would consist of the Negev Desert, the coastal plain between Tel Aviv and Haifa, and parts of the northern Galilee, and the other for the Palestinian Arabs, which would consist primarily of the West Bank of the Jordan, the Gaza District, Jaffa, and the Arab sectors of the Galilee -
Jewish Forces Attack the Palestinian Village of Deir Yassin
The village was one of several attacked by Jewish forces in an attempt to clear the besieged roads leading to Jerusalem. In that same year Israel declared indepencence. -
"Six-Day War"
Israel launched a strike against Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, after Nasser had declared his intention to annihilate the Jewish state and forged military alliances with Syria and Jordan for that purpose. 250,000 Palestinians fled the West Bank and Gaza Strip with the arrival of Israeli forces, leaving them evict. -
First Palestinian Intifada Begins
The intifada broke out in the heart of Arab Jerusalem itself. Israeli security forces used tear gas around the two especially sacred mosques in the Haram al-Sharif, trying to disperse Palestinian demonstrators. -
Madrid Conference
Israel Enters First Direct Negotiations with Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and the Palestinians. Two parallel negotiating tracks were established by Madrid: the bilateral track and the multilateral track. Four separate sets of bilateral negotiations put Israel together with Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinian delegation, intended to resolve past conflicts and sign peace treaties. -
Hamas Carries out First Suicide Bombing Attack within Israel
a member of the Hamas organization (Islamic Resistance Movement) blew his car up beside an Israeli bus parked near the settlement of Mechola. Two passengers were killed and five wounded. This was the first suicide attack perpetrated within the borders of Israel by a Palestinian organization -
Oslo Peace Accord Is Signed by Israel and the PLO
On the White House lawn in Washington, the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government for the Palestinians (henceforth referred to as the Israel -- PLO peace accord) was signed by Foreign Minister [Shimon] Peres and PLO representative Mahmoud Abbas -
Massacre at the Tomb of the Patriarchs
Baruch Goldstein [an American immigrant to Israel and a member of the Jewish Defense League] walked into the Ibrahim Mosque at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron... As he entered, Goldstein opened fire at the kneeling worshipers, killing 29 and wounding at least 125 unarmed Palestinians. Riots broke out across the West Bank after the massacre and continue for two days. More than 20 more Palestinians and nearly 10 Jews were killed in the unrest following the initial murders. -
Paris Protocol Is Signed by Israel and the Palestinian Authority
The Paris Protocol is the framework establishing the interim-period economic relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. -
Beginning of the Second Intifada
this new wave of violence resembled all-out warfare more than the 'shaking off' of the original intifada. Rock-throwing Palestinian youths were joined by armed Palestinian police against Israeli soldiers hurling tear gas and firing rubber-coated and sometimes live bullets, backed up by tanks and Blackhawk helicopter gunships. -
Taba Negotiations:
Israelis and Palestinians Discuss Palestinian Refugees, Borders, Security, and the Future of Jerusalem -
srael Assassinates the Leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
The leader of the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has been killed in an Israeli attack.Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Assassinates Israeli Minister of Tourism -
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Assassinates Israeli Minister of Tourism
The IDF arrested Palestinians who they believed were involved in armed action against Israel. In most of these incursions the IDF also destroyed infrastructure they believed to be part of the operating capacity of militant groups, and infrastructure of the Palestinian Authority security services. Here Israel Assassinates Military Leader of Hamas -
Geneva Accords:
Palestinian and Israeli Politicians Release Symbolic Peace Agreement -
Israel-Lebanon War
Hezbollah fires a pair of rockets into northern Israel from southern Lebanon, and guerrillas capture two Israeli soldiers during an attack along the Lebanese border between the Israeli towns of Zar'it and Shtula. -
Annapolis Peace Conference Takes Place
President Bush announced an agreement by Israeli and Palestinian leaders to work toward a peace pact by the end of 2008. -
Hamas Rocket Fire Barrage against Israel
Members of the terrorist group Hamas launched attacks against Israel from their base in Gaza during this weekend’s Sabbath -
Palestinians in Gaza Fire 60 Rockets into Israel
Palestinian militants fired more than 60 rockets from Gaza into southern Israel overnight and early Wednesday, hitting several houses and wounding three Thai workers, two critically, in an Israeli border community, according to the Israeli military. Israel carried out several airstrikes against rocket-launching squads, killing four militants, Palestinian officials said. Three of the four belonged to Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza