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Zionist Movement Begins
The zionist movement in late 1800s among Jews living in Europe as they begin a quest to re-establish an independent Israel. -
Arab Revolt
Arab revolt in Palestine was a nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine against British colonial rule -
Balfour Declaration
Was a letter from the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Arthur James -
British Mandate
Was a legal commission for the administration of the territory that had formerly constituted the Ottoman Empire -
Peel Commission
Known as the Palestine Royal Commission, was a British Royal Commission of Inquiry, headed by Lord Pee -
White Paper
Was a policy paper issued by the British government under Neville Chamberlain -
UN Partition Plan
The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestians was a proposal developed by the United Nation -
State of Israel Declared
The establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz-Israel, to be known as the State of Israel -
Arab Armies Invade
The day the British Mandate over Palestine ended, the armies of five neighboring Arab states invaded the new State of Israel
