Histories of Israel and Palestine (17.908) By facebooker_568162387 Jan 1, 632 Death of Muhammed Jan 1, 1096 Beginning of the First Crusade Jan 1, 1290 Jews expelled from England Jan 1, 1306 Jews expelled from France Jan 1, 1394 Jews expelled from France Jan 1, 1483 Beginning of the Spanish Inquisition Jan 1, 1492 Spanish Jews given ultimatum of conversion or expulsion Jan 1, 1516 Region including Israel conquered by the Ottoman Empire Period: Jan 1, 1839 to Jan 1, 1876 Ottoman Tanzimat attempts to protect the territory against foreign powers and nationalist movements Jan 1, 1881 (1880s) Eastern European Jews begin to settle in Israel (First Aliyah) Jan 1, 1881 Ottoman edict formally bans immigration of Russian Jews Period: Jan 1, 1881 to Jan 1, 1884 Large-scale anti-Jewish "pogroms" in Russian Empire Jun 1, 1891 Notable Jerusalem Arabs petition Constantinople to halt Jewish immigration and land sales Feb 14, 1896 Publication of "Der Judenstaat" - "The Jewish State" (Theodor Herzl) English Name: "The Jewish State" Author: Theodor Herzl Aug 29, 1897 Founding of the World Zionist Organization (Theodor Herzl) Jan 1, 1904 Second Aliyah - greater numbers of European Jews settle in Palestine Apr 20, 1909 Founding of first all-Hebrew city, Tel Aviv Nov 2, 1917 Balfour Declaration grants British approval of establishing a Palestinian homeland Period: Apr 25, 1920 to May 14, 1948 British Mandate over Palestine (granted by League of Nations) May 14, 1948 Establishment of the State of Israel May 11, 1949 Israel admitted to UN May 28, 1964 Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Founded Sep 13, 1993 Oslo Accords - Israel and PLO agree to recognize each other Mar 2, 2022 Arab conquest of Palestine, beginning of Arab and Muslim majority