The Best Israel Timeline

  • 322

    Israel Conquered

    Greeks (led by Alexander the Great) conquered Israel, with Persia and Egypt.
  • 325

    Holy Land

    Palestine is recognized as the Holy Land.
  • 722

    Israel Crushed...

    Israel was crushed by Assyrians and ten tribes were lost.
  • 1300

    Israel Settles

    Israelites are led from Egypt, to 40 years in a desert, to settling in the Land of Israel.
  • 1516

    Palestine Captured

    Palestine is captured by The Ottoman Turks.
  • Napoleon

    Napoleon offers Palestine as a homeland to the Jews.
  • Britain Seizes

    Britain seizes Palestine From Ottomans. They then give support to “nation home for the Jewish people” in Palestine with Balfour Declaration.
  • British Take Over

    The British take over Israel for part of the Palestine Mandate.
  • Britain Smashes

    Britain smashes three year-long Arab Revolt.
  • United Nations Separate

    United Nations suggests partition of Palestine into Seperate Jewish and Arab states.
  • Israel Declares

    Israel declares independence as British mandate ends. They were then admitted to Unite Nations.
  • First War

    The first Arab-Israeli war happened. Around 750,000 Palestinian Arabs either flee or are expelled out of their population, which is about 1,200,000
  • Crisis of Suez

    Israel colluded with France and Britain to invade Egypt while the Suez Crisis was occurring.
  • Israel Begins to Build

    Israel begins to build a large nuclear reactor at Dimona in the Negev desert. (With French help)
  • Israeli Commandos

    Israeli commandos carry outa raid on and airport in Uganda called, Entebbe Airport. They did this to free more than 100 (mostly) Israeli and Jewish hostages. They were being held hostage by Palestinian and German gunmen.
  • Israel Frees

    More than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners are freed by Israel. They do this in return for release of a captured Israeli soldier,