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First zionist congress
Organized by Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism, the congress officially announced Zionism's goal of establishing a legally assured home for the Jewish people in the land of israel and created an umbrella organization to promote their goal. -
McMahon-Hussein Correspondence
sharif hussein was the ruler of the muslim holy city of mecca, during ww1, british commissioner henry mcmahon promissed him he will grant independence to most arab areas. -
balfour declaration
the brithish balfour declarion promised to create a jewish hpomeland in the region comprising the ancient land osf israel. -
british mandate for palestine
the league of nations divided ottoman lands between thee british and the french after world war 1. -
the holocaust and the world war 2
nazi germany attacked and conquered most of europe. Before and during the war, the nazi persecuted jews, eventually carrying out a genocide known as the holocaust -
un partition plan
in 1947, amidst growing tensions between arabs, jews, and the british, britanin announced its plan to pull out of the region and turned the question of sovereignty over to the united nation. -
1948 war
in according 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
in 1964, the palestine liberation organization (plo) was formed with the aim of destroying israel and creating a palestinian state in its place. -
Six-day war/1967 arab-israeli
In the day s before the war , Egypt, jordan, syria and iraq moved their armies to israel's borders. Egypt closed the international water way , the straits of tiran ,to all israeli shipping an act of war international law. -
Khartoum resolution/ attrition battles/ the war of attrition
During the 1967 war israel gained land from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. August 29-September 1,1967 and adopted the "3 NOs” policy--no peace with israel, no recognition of israel, nonegotiations with israel
