Israel-Palestine

By dwhenn15
  • 1250 BCE

    Israelites settle in Canaan

    ...after having fled slavery by the Egyptians.
  • 1000 BCE

    Philistines battle the Israelites

    King David conquers the Philistine armies and makes Jerusalem the capital of the kingdom of Israel.
  • 135

    Jews expelled out of Jerusalem

    Area renamed Palaestina. Most Jews flee Israel and settle in areas in Eastern Europe.
  • 600

    Islam established as a religion

    Muslim armies move down from Arabia and conquer most of the Middle East including Palestine.

  • Zionism calls for Jews to return to the homeland

    Persecution by Nazi Germany drives many Jews to move to Palestine. Palestinians resist the return of Jews to the region.

  • British forces occupy Palestine

    They try to keep the peace between Arab Palestinians and Jewish Israelis. Pressure rises for an Israeli state to be established and it goes before the United Nations for discussion.

  • UN creates plan to divide Palestine into 2 nations

    This plan was rejected by Arab Palestinians.

  • Israel is declared an independent country

    Jewish population in Palestine area growing in aftermath of Holocaust

  • Arab-Israel War Ends

    Israel wins the war and holds territory beyond the former UN established borders. 750,000 Arab Palestinians are displaced and flee to the West Bank as refugees.

  • PLO Formed

    Palestinian Arabs organize the Palestinian Liberation Organization. The PLO uses guerrilla warfare to try to overthrow Israel.

  • 6-Day War

    Israel vs. neighboring Arab states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. At the war's end, Israel had gained control of the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights. Israel then built settlements in Gaza and the West Bank.

  • First Intifada

    Palestinian uprising included violent attacks, suicide bombings, civil disobedience, and stone-throwing. Violence was directed at both Israeli military forces and civilians. Lasted until 1993

  • Hamas Formed

    Hamas is considered an extremist opponent to Israel. They have a stronghold in the Gaza Strip.

  • Second Intifada

    Causes Israel to tighten up security and place more restrictions on Palestinians living in the West Bank. The PLO insisted the Israeli military responded with excessive violence, but the Israeli military reported most Palestinian deaths were actually a result of PLO

  • Israel builds wall in West Bank

    The wall cuts deep into Palestinian territory and has cut off thousands of Palestinians from social services, schools, and farmland

  • Israel–Hezbollah War

    Hezbollah is a group created by Iran that originated in Lebanon. Their main objective is to agitate and oppose Israel.