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Zionism
In 1896 following the appearance of anti-semitism in Europe, Theodore Herzl, 'The Jewish State'. -
McMahon-Husssein Correspondence
During World War 1, British High Commissioner Henry McMahon promised him that Britian would grant independence to most Arab areas in the Ottoman Empire. -
The Balfour Declaration
The British promised to create a Jewish homeland in the region comprising the ancient Land of Israel. -
British Mandate for Palestine
The League of Nations divided Ottoman lands between the British and the French after World War1. -
The Holocaust and World War 2
Nazi Germany attacked and conquered most of Europe. This resulted in the murder of 6 million Jews. -
UN Partition Plan
The UN General Assembly voted to partition the Palestine Mandate into an Arab state and a Jewish state and to internationalize the city of Jerusalem. -
1948 War
In accordance with the UN Partition Plan, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the independence of the new State of Israel on May 14, 1948 and became Israel's first Prime Minister. -
Establishment of the PLO
The Palestine Liberation Organization was formed with the aim of destroying Israel and creating a Palestinian state in its place. -
Six-Day War/ 1967 Arab-Israeli War
After weeks of fruitless dimplomacy, Israel launched a preemptive strike against the Arab armies mobilizied on its borders, and a six-day war ensued between Israel and Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq. -
Settlement Construction Begins
The term settlements refers to Israeli communities built on land that was captured in the 1967 War. -
Khartoum Resolution- Attrition Battels/ The War of Attrition
During the 1967 War, Israel gained land from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. -
October War/ Yom Kippur War/ 1973 Arab-Israeli War
Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on Yom Kippor, the holiest day of the Jewish year. -
Camp David Accords 1978
Menachem begin of israel and anwar al-Sadat of egypt signed agreements in Camp David . -
Egypt-Israel peace treaty 1979