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Period of time when Palestine was controlled by varying groups. Romans and Palestinians both conquered and claimed the territory; fought over control of the region.
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Zionists met in Switzerland seeking a religious state for Jews in Palestine.
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British government approves of the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine.
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League of Nations states that the British have control over Palestine.
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The mass murder of 6 million Jews during World War II.
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Proposed 2 countries; a Jewish state and an Arab state. The Jews accepted, but the Arabs rejected it.
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Immediately after the establishment of Israel wr broke out. Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen invaded Israel.
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A political and paramilitary organization whose main purpose is to fight for a Palestiniana state; formed in 1964
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Israel attacks Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, taking Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, and Golan Heights.
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Fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria.
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Fought between
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UN supervise Israel wthdrawal from occupied territories; but they only withdraw from Sinai.
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Declaration of principles of Palestinian self-rule between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
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The first elections for the President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and for members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the legislative arm of the PNA. They took place in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.
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The commission arrived in Palestine to investigate the reasons behind the uprising, recommended partition.