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ZIonism
Theodore Herzl was the founder of Zionism.He tried to find a solution for the problem in his book, which was called "The Jewish State" & he advocated the creation of a jewish state in Argentina. -
The Baulfour Declaration
Britaon occupied the region at the end of world war one -
UN Partition Plan
33 countries voted partition where 13 voted against & 10 abstained. That led to thecreation of Israel. -
The Establishment of Israel
Israel was declared. -
The Suez Campaign 1956
Israel, France & Britain went to war against Egypt. -
Formation of the PLO
The Palestanians created a genuenly independent organization. -
The Six-Day War
Israel launched preemptive strickes against Egypt & then Syria & Jordan joined the fight. The War only lasted six days & Israel captured the Sinai and the Gaza Strip from Egypt. -
The Munich Olympics
Members of the Israeli Olympic were taken hostage & eventually killed by the Palistenian group on Black September. -
The Yom Kippur War 1973
Egypt, Syria, Iraq, & Jordan attacked Israel on the holiest day of the Jewish year. -
The Camp Davis Accord 1979
A peace treaty was concluded and Israel returned the Sinai desert to the Egyptians. -
Sadat Assassinated
Sadat was assassinated by Islamist elements in the Egyptian army. -
Arafat Returns
He becomes president of the Authority. -
Arafat Dies
Yasser Arafat dies on Thursday 11th November 2004 at the age of 75 in France in a military hospital. He was buried in Ramallah with soil brought from Jerusalem. -
New Hope
During his acceptance speech in Ramallah,he said that "there is a difficult mission ahead to build our state, to achieve security for our people & to give our prisoners freedom." -
New President
Hamas wins the Palistenian legislative elections.
