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Growth of the Zionist movement - the Basle Declaration (1897) which was agreed at the first Zionist Congress, declared that the main objective of Zionism was the "colonisation of Palestine by Jewish agricultural and industrial workers".
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The Balfour Declaration in which Britain stated that they would support a homeland for Jewish people. At this time the population of Palestine was approximately 90% Palestine and 10% Jewish
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Jewish Immigration to Palestine increased greatly after WW1, especially in the 1930s. By the end of the 1930s, Jews made up nearly 30% of the population.
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The Holocaust takes place in Europe (6 million Jews, and up to half a million Roma Gypsies were killed by the Nazis).
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World War 2 Ends
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Greatly increased Jewish immigration from Europe after WW2 into Palestine.
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UN partition plan - granting 56% of the area to a Jewish State, even though they only comprised 1/3 of the population and owned less that 6% of the land. Outbreak of war between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Proclamation of the State of Israel. 750,000 Palestinian refugees fled home. West Bank & East Jerusalem came under Jordinian control. Gaza Strip came under Egyptian control.
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In 1948 all restrictions on Jewish immigration to Palestine were lifted. Between 1948-1951, 700,000 Jews arrived from Europe, including two thirds of the Jews displaced after WW1.
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'Six-Day' War - Israel occupies Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Palestinians in those areas living under military rule. Israel begin to build settlements in Palestinian areas.
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Oslo Accords - Palestinian Authority was created, with limited powers. Israel still occupying West Bank and Gaza.
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Withdrawal of Israeli settlers from Gaza strip. Israel still controlling all access to area.
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A ban on new Israeli settlements in the West bank was agreed.
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The ban on Israeli settlements in the West Bank ends. Palestinians now only have access to less that one-third of the West Bank territory.
