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1947 United Nation Petition Plan
The United Nations Partition Plan was for Palestine was a plan by the United Nations, it recommended a partition of Mandatory Palestine at the end of the British Mandate. 33 people voted for this plan, 13 voted against it and 13 were abstained. -
Israel Declares Its Independence
At four o'clock in the afternoon, David Ben-Gurion read aloud the Declaration of Independence and proclaimed the establishment of the Jewish state Palestine to be called the state of Israel. The declaration states that the State of Israel will be based on liberty, justice, and peace as developed by the Prophet of Israel. -
Wars and Battles
The Arab-Israeli War of 1948 began when five Arab nations invaded former Palestinian territory. This was only a few hours after the mandate and the announcement of the independence of the stare of Israel. During this war around 700,000 Palestinian Arab fled their homes, this was the beginning of refugee conflicts. -
Israel signs Armistice Agreement
On the 24 of February 1949, Israel signed the Armistice Agreement with Egypt. On the 23 of March 1949 a second general armistice agreement was signed, this time with Lebanon. The agreement with Transjordan was signed on April 3, In April 1949 talks started with Syria. Israel demanded that Syria evacuate them. In the end Israel accepted on July 20th the agreement was signed. -
Suez Crisis / Second Arab-Israeli War Erupts
In the early 1950 Egypt violated the Egyptian- Israel agreement. They began to stop Israeli ships from passing through the Suez Canal. (A major international water way) They began to block traffic ways between Straits of Tiran which is a water way that links Israeli port Eilat to the Red Sea. -
"Six-Day War" Takes Place
On the fifth of June Israel launched an attack on Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. The six-day war that followed Israel's surprise attack ended with Israel armies occupying Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Syria's Golan Heights, and Jordan's West Bank. -
250,000 Palestinian Become "Displaced" after Six-Day War
During the war another about 250,000 Palestinians fled the West Banks and Gaza Strip because of the arrival of Israeli troops. Some of the "Displaced people" were the people who left their homes in 1948. The international community considered these people as "Displaced" instead of refugees. -
UN Security Council Passes Resolution 242
In respons to the six-day war, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 242, emphasizing that "they need to work for a lasting peace in which every state in the area can live in security." -
"Yom Kippur War" (aka War of 1973) Begins
On October 6th Egypt launched an sudden attack against the Israel forces on the east banks of the Suez Canal at the same moment, which was agreed upon, Syrian armies attacked the Israelis in the Golan. At first the Egyptian armies successfully crossed the Canal and establish a bridgehead. The Syrians also controlled part of the Golan. However in the next few days the Israeli were able to cross the east banks and established their own bridgehead, which drove the Syrians back towards Damascus. -
Israeli Knesset Passes Law Declaring Israel a Jewish State, Hebrew as Official Language, Undivided Jerusalem as Capital
Israeli's parliament has passed which states a controversial law the country as principally a Jewish state, which angered the Arab minority. There are still a lot of conflict to come and anger around the Palestinian and Israeli people.
