Israeli-Palestinian Conflict from 1917 to 1979 By GChurchill Nov 2, 1917 Balfour Declaration Period: Nov 2, 1917 to Mar 26, 1979 1917-1979 Feb 3, 1919 Zionist Organisation submits a plan of implementation for the Balfour Declaration Apr 4, 1920 (April 4-7) 1920 Palestine Riots May 1, 1921 (May 1-7) Jaffa Riots Oct 1, 1921 (Late 1921) Mohammad Amin al-Husayni becomes the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Jul 1, 1937 (July 1937) The Peel Commisiion proposes a partition plan May 17, 1939 The White Paper of 1939 is proposed Jul 22, 1946 King David Hotel Bombing Feb 18, 1947 Britain announces its intention to hand the British Mandate for Palestine to the UN Nov 29, 1947 UN Partition of Palestine Nov 30, 1947 "Civil War" Dec 30, 1947 Haifa Oil Refinery Massacre Jan 1, 1948 (Winter and Spring) Battle of the Roads Feb 2, 1948 1948 Ben Yehuda Street Bombing Apr 6, 1948 (April 6-12) Operation Nachshon Apr 9, 1948 Deir Yassin Massacre Apr 13, 1948 Hadassah Medical Convoy Massacre May 13, 1948 Kfar Etzion Massacre May 14, 1948 Israeli Independence May 15, 1948 1948 Arab-Israeli War Jun 1, 1948 (June) The Altalena Affair Oct 29, 1956 1956 Suez War Feb 3, 1964 Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded Jun 5, 1967 (June) The Six-Day War Feb 2, 1969 Yasser Arafat becomes head of the Fatah party Sep 1, 1970 (September) Black September May 30, 1972 Lod Airport Massacre Sep 5, 1972 Munich Massacre Oct 1, 1973 (October) Yom Kippur War Apr 11, 1974 Kiryat Shmona Massacre Oct 26, 1974 (October 26-29) Arab League recognizes PLO Jul 4, 1976 Camp David Accord Mar 26, 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty