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Jews fleeing persecution head to Israel to establish their own state.
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The British Government intends to create a Jewish state in Israel.
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Allies take over the middle east.
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The League of Nations divides the Ottoman Territories into Mandates. Palestine is in the British Mandate.
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After the Nazi's gained power in Germany and Europe. There is a mass Jewish exodus to Palestine.
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The Arabs, And later, The Jews attack British troops and police wanting to end British control in Palestine.
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The British ask the United Nations to make a decision on the future of Palestine.
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The Zionists agreed to the plan but the Arabs and the surrounding States reject the petition.
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5 Arab Nations invade the Jewish Mandate but are defeated by Jewish forces. 700 000 flee the conflict and become refugees.
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Egypt blocked Israeli access to the Suez canal, by stopping Israeli shipping they violated the Egyptian-Israeli armistice agreement. conflict escalated, Egypt nationalized the Suez canal and captured the Sinai peninsula.
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PLO stands for Palestine Liberation Organization. It is a terrorist or freedom fighting group that were fighting against the Jewish state.
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on June 5th 1967 a 6 day war broke out. Roughly 250 000 Palestinians left West Bank and the Gaza Strip at the arrival of Israeli forces.
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representatives of Palestine and Israel signed a peace accord in front of several important leaders as witnesses.
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The Israelis started building a wall that goes on for more than 200 miles. It has taken a lot of Palestinian land and has caused many problems.
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Donald Trump stated that Jerusalem is the Capital of Israel and this caused a lot of controversy from leaders all over the world. No one had said it out loud to avoid conflict. Jerusalem is being fought over due to it's religious importance to both Israel and Palestine.
