Israeli-Palestinian Timeline

  • Zionism

    A form of nationalism of Jews and Jewish culture that supports a Jewish nation state in territory defined as the Land of Israel.
  • Balfour Declaration

    A letter from the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Baron Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community, for transmission to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • Royal Commision Recommendation

    Was a British Royal Commission of Inquiry set out to propose changes to the British Mandate for Palestine following the outbreak of the 1936-1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.
  • Holocaust

    the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million European Jews during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, throughout German-occupied territory.
  • UN Partition

    A plan for the future government of Palestine.
  • Arab-Israeli War

    Political tension and military conflicts between the Arab League and Israel and between Arabs and Israelis. The conflict, which started as a political and nationalist conflict over competing territorial ambitions following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, has shifted over the years from the large scale regional Arab–Israeli conflict to a more local Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
  • Palestinian Liberation Organization Formation

    The soul representive of the Palestinian people.
  • Yom Kippour War

    The war began when the coalition launched a joint surprise attack on Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, which happened to occur that year during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The war began with a massive and successful Egyptian crossing of the Suez Canal during the first three days, after which they dug in, settling into a stalemate.
  • Camp Deavid Peace Accords

    The two framework agreements were signed at the White House, and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter.
  • Oslo Peace Accords

    Officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements[1] or Declaration of Principles (DOP), was an attempt in 1993 to resolve the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
  • Palestinian Elections

    The first elections for the President of the Palestinian National Authority and for members of the Palestinian Legislative Council, the legislative arm of the PNA. They took place in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.
  • Six-Day War

    The June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. This resulted in an Israeli victory.