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zionism
The Jewish will have their own state. -
McMahon Hussein Correspondence
sharirif hussein ruler of mecca .During WW1 Henry Machon promised him britain would grant independence to most aran areas arab and and british disagreed over the borders that where promised. -
The balfour declaration
arthur balfour commited britain to work towards " The establishment in palestine of a national home for the jewish people." -
UN Partition Plan
britain ruled palestine during this year. -
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The holocaust and world war II
Nazi Germany attacked and conquered most of europe .Before and durig the world war ,the Nazis persecuted Jews ,eventually carrying out a genocide known as the holocaust .This resulted in murder of 6 million Jews. -
UN Partition Plan
Britain took over the responsibility for solving the Zionist-Arab problem. -
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establishment of israel
The state of Israel was proclaimed .Five Arab Armies from Jorda,Egypt,Lebanon,Syria,and Iraq imidiatly invated Israel but were repulsed. -
The suez campaign
israel,france,and british went to war against egypt because they nationalized the suez canal and closed it to israel and western europe, -
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formation of the PLO
palestenians createda genuinely independent organisation when Yasser took over chairmanship of PLO,Fatah fighters inflicted heavy casualities on israel troops at Karameh. -
the six day war
egypt blockaded israeli shipping lanes in red sea expelled UN peace keepin troops from the border of the Sinaiisrael launched preemptive strikes against egypt syria and jordan joined the fight. -
The munich olympics
members of the olympic team were taken hostage and eventually killed by the palestenian group. -
The yom Kippur War
Yom Kippur the holiest day of the year Egypt,Syria , iraq and jordan attacked israel. -
camp david accords
israel and anwar al sadat of egypt signed agreements in camp david american sponsored talks paved the way to the peace treaty. -
Sadat Assassinated
sadat assassinated by islamist elements in the egyptian army,who opposed peace with israel during national -
first lebanon war
PLO units in southern Lebanon increasingly attacked communities in northern Israel. In response, Israel launched an attack on PLO militants stationed in Lebanon. -
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the oslo peace process
The Oslo process started after secret negotiations in Oslo, resulting in the recognition by the PLO of the State of Israel and the recognition by Israel of the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people and as a partner in negotiations. -
Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty
peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, the United States led a difficult but successful diplomatic process to help Jordan and Israel achieve peace. -
camp david summit
American President Bill Clinton brought Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to Camp David . This was the first major attempt to negotiate a comprehensive final status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. -
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second intifada
Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon visited the Jewish Temple Mount, a site revered by Jews that is also holy to Muslims. Many Palestinians claimed that Sharon’s visit was provocative and began to riot. Many Israelis claimed that Sharon's visit was a pretext for violence, not its cause since the visit was coordinated in advance with Palestinian officials. Palestinians rioted and threw rocks onto Jewish worshippers at the Western Wall. -
Hamas is elected
Palestinians elected a majority of Hamas members to the Palestinian Authority’s legislature over the PLO’s Fatah party that had previously been in power. -
battle of gaza
Ongoing tensions between Hamas and the PLO’s Fatah party culminated when Hamas militants attacked and assassinated Fatah members throughout Gaza -
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The Gaza Conflict Operation Cast Lead
Israel targeted Hamas strongholds in Gaza to stop ongoing rocket attacks on civilian towns in southern Israel and to disrupt the terrorist infrastructure and weapons smuggling. -
Gaza Flotilla Incident
Egypt and Israel began a blockade to prevent Hamas from smuggling weapons and missiles into Gaza. They required all goods to be inspected before entering Gaza. -
Prisoner Exchange for Gilad Shalit
Israel made a deal with Hamas to release 1,027 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel in exchange for Shalit. -
Gaza-Israel Conflict Operation Pillar of Defense
Hamas significantly escalated missile attacks. Hamas launched over 100 rockets into Israel during a 24-hour period. Israel responded with Operation Pillar of Defense, an eight-day. -
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Kerry Israeli – Palestinian Authority Peace Talks
2013, a new round of direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority took place, led by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The rulers of Gaza, Hamas, did not participate in the talks. The negotiating teams for both sides met many times during the agreed upon nine-month negotiating period, and Kerry met with both Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu on multiple occasions. Despite promising developments during negotiations, the peace talks collapsed after the announcement of the f
