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Around 1100 BC, the Israelites conquered Cannan and made a kingdom that was ruled by King David
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The Assyrians and Babylonians had overthrown the Israelite kingdom followed by many invaders
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Muhammed, A Muslim who conquered surrounding areas, was born in 570 A.D. Muslims entered Jerusalem and built a mosque in 637.
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A movement called "Lovers of Zion" began in the 1880s, then in 1897 officially started in Switzerland and the goal was to create a home for the Jewish people in Palestine.
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Britain established a Jewish homeland in Palestine. It became known that nothing should discriminate against the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities
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Nazis entered into Europe which caused many Jews to escape to Palestine. When Britain restricted immigration the Jews still found a way into Palestine anyway.
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The U.N. General Assembly made a plan to divide Palestine into Jewish and Palestinian states. Jew Agencies were opposed to this new law, Arab states voted against it but Britain declined.
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Britain gave up on the new decree and Israel recognized themselves as an independent state. Five Arab armies instantly attacked.
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The Palestine Liberation Organization was endowed and their main focus was to destroy the state of Israel.
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Arab soldiers attack Israel to reclaim the land that was taken in 1967. After some setbacks, the Israel military repulsed the attack.
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Palestinian authority was made to control the West Bank and Gaza. Accords soon gave Palestinians partial control which was 40% of the West Bank and most of the Gaza.
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In 1972, the Arabian pop. was at 1 million, then drastically increased to 3.1 million by 2001
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In 2001, the Jewish population had increased by 5,170,000
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There are over 130 Israeli settlements all over the West Bank and even more in the Gaza Strip.