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the Jewis state
theodore herlz, the founder of zionism, tried to find a political solution in the book.he advocated the creation of a jewish state in Argentina or Palestine. -
The Balfour Declaration
The British Foreing miniater Arthur Balfour commited Britain to work towards "the stablishment in palestine of a national home for the jewish people in a letter to a leading Zionist Lord Rothschild. -
UN partition plan
The UN recommended sppliting the territory into separate Jewish and palestian states. And it gave 56.47% of palestine to the jewish state and 43.53% to the Arab state. -
Establishmet of Israel
The state of Israel, the first Jewish state for nearly 2,000 years was proclamed. the declaration came to effect the following day as the last British troops withdrew. -
The day after the state of Israel was declared
the day after israel was declared a state five Arab armies from Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq immediately invaded Israel but were repulsed, and the Israeli army crushed pockets of resistance. -
The Suez Campaing
1956 Israel, France and Britain went to war against Egypt because:Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal and closed it to Israel and Western EuropeConcern about Egypt's growing military purchases from the RussiansRaids. -
formation of the PLO
the Palestinians created a genuinely independent organization when Yasser Arafat took over the chairmanship of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1969. -
the six-day war
Egypt blockaded Israeli shipping lanes in the Red Sea, expelled UN peacekeeping troops from the border of the Sinai and built up its own troops in the area -
terrorism
under Yasser Arafat's leadership, PLO factions and other militant Palestinian groups launched a series of attacks on Israeli and other targets. -
the munich olympics
Members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and eventually killed by the Palestinian group Black -
The Yom Kippur War
Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Jordan attacked Israel. For many Israelis the 1973 war reinforced the strategic importance of buffer zones occupied in 1967. -
Arafat at the United Nations
while the PLO pursued the armed struggle to "liberate all of Palestine," Arafat made a dramatic first appearance at the United Nations in 1974 mooting a peaceful solution. -
The Camp David Accords
after intensive negotiations conducted by the U.S., Israel and Egypt signed the Camp David accords. A peace treaty was concluded and Israel returned the Sinai desert to the Egyptians. -
sadat assassinated
islamis elements in the Egyptian army, who opposed peace with israel, during national celebrations to mark the anniversary of the october war. -
Death Toll Increases
his coalition collapsing around him, Barak resigned as prime minister to "seek a new mandate" to deal with the crisis. However in elections, Ariel Sharon was swept to power by an Israeli electorate that had overwhelmingly. -
The oslo peace process
The PLO, wanted to make peace talks work because of the weakness of its position due to the Gulf War in 1991.The Palestinians recognize Israel in return for the beginning of phased of Israel's occupation. -
palestinian intifada
protest took the form of civil disobedience, general strikes, boycotts on Israeli products, graffiti, and barricades, but it was the stone-throwing demonstrations against the heavily-armed occupation troops that captured international attention -
Jordan-Israeli Peace
Prime Minister Mr. Rabin and King Hussein of Jordan signed a peace agreement ending 46 years of war and strained relations -
Arafat Returns
many critics of the peace wre silenced as jubiliant crowds lined the streets of Gaza to cheer Yasser Afarat on his return to palestine -
Talks Fail, New Intifada Starts
attention turned back to Yasser Arafat, who was under pressure from Barak and US President Bill Clinton to abandon gradual negotiations -
road map to peace
is a plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict proposed by the United States, the European Union, Russia, and the United Nations. -
arafat dies
Israel denies his wishes to be buried in Jerusalem. Instead he was buried at his headquarters in Ramallah with soil brought from Jerusalem. at age 75 in a military hospital in france. -
new president
The US, Israel and several European countries cut off aid to the Palestinians as the Islamist movement rejects Israel's right to exist -
rabin assessinated
Oslo II was greeted with little enthusiasm by Palestinians, while Israel's religious right was furious at the "surrender of Jewish land".
