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start or world war 1
The Ottomen empire dominated Israel until world war 1 -
Balfour
The British Government issued a statement in 1917 through the foreign secretary Arthur Balfour -
World war 1 ends
World war 1 ends ottomen empire collapses -
mandate to govern Palestin given to Britan
Britain was given a mandate to govern Palestine in 1922 by the League of Nations – the fore-runner to the UN. -
Mandate given up
Britain was now to give up the mandate over the region. The newly created UN proposed a partition plan for the mandate in 1947. -
British withdraw
The British withdrew from the region in 1948. -
war broke out between Israel and palestine
The state of Israel was declared and war broke out between the newly created Israel and -
Israel gained more land
Under the terms of 1949 Armistice Agreements, Israel gained 18% more land than the original UN proposal and the occupation of the West Bank by Jordan and the Gaza Strip by Egypt.