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British Government gives Palestine to UN
In 1947, Great Britain, unable to reconcile its conflicting obligations to both Jews and Arabs, requested that the United Nations take up the question of Palestine. -
UN Partitions Palestine and Israel into separate states
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Deir Yassin massacre
marked the first time Jewish forces fought with the strategic goal of permanently ridding an area of Arab villages in order to insure the viability of their own settlements -
Israel declares independence
David Ben-Gurion read out the Declaration of Independence and proclaimed the establishment of the Jewish state in Palestine to be called Medinat Israel--the State of Israel. -
Arab-Israeli war begins
broke out when five Arab nations invaded territory in the former Palestinian mandate immediately following the announcement of the independence of the state of Israel on May 14, 1948 -
Palestinian Diaspora
700000 Palestinians become refugees -
Suez Crisis
Erupts as a result of Arab nationalism (Nasser) opposing foreign intervention in Arab states... Israel, France and Britain wanted to teach Egypt a lesson for encouraging raids on Israel and nationalising the Canal -
UN Emergency Force (UNEF) Arrives in Egypt to Supervise the Withdrawal of Britain, France, and Israel
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PLO formed
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250'000 more Palestinians become displaced after 6 Day War
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6 Day War takes place
"In June 1967, Israel launched a preemptive strike against Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, after Nasser had declared his intention to annihilate the Jewish state and forged military alliances with Syria and Jordan for that purpose The six-day war that followed Israel's surprise attack ended with the Israeli army occupying Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Syria's Golan Heights, and Jordan's West Bank." -
Arab Summit Conference Held in Khartoum (Sudan) Declares That Israel Will Not Be Recognized
The conference ended with the adoption of the famous three noes of Khartoum: no recognition, no negotiation, and no peace with Israel." -
UN Security Council Passes Resolution 242
it called on the Arab states to accept Israel’s right “to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force. Arab states eventually accepted because of its clause calling for Israel to withdraw from the territories conquered in 1967