Israeli - Palestine Timeline

  • Balfour Declaration

    a letter from the united kingdom's foreign secretary Arthur james to Baron Rothschild, a leader of the british jewish community.
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    The holocaust

    the holocaust started being led by adolf hitler
  • united nations partition plan for palestine

    britain traded money with the jewish community, the agreement was if you give us money we will give you land in palestine
  • al-Nakba / Establishment of Israel

    Encouraging Jewish immigration to Palestine, Convincing a “Great Power” to back this process, Buying up the land, Violence
  • The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

    PLO is an organization created in 1964 to create an independent state of palestine. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" by over 100 states
  • the 6 day war

    Israel captures the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria.
  • Munich Olympics

    17 total
    6 Israeli coaches
    5 Israeli athletes
    5 members of Black September
    1 West German police officer
  • Yom Kippur War

    The war began when the Arab coalition launched a joint surprise attack on Israeli positions in the Israeli-occupied territories on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism.
  • Camp David Accords

    The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem
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    1st intifada

    The First Intifada was a Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories
  • Oslo Peace Accords

    The Oslo I Accord or Oslo I, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles.
  • Madrid Summit

    Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of the Heads of State and Government and Meeting of Allied and Partner Heads of State and/or Government under the aegis of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council.
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    2nd intifada

    The Second Intifada, also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada was the second Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation.