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1. Settled in
Israel was settled in by the Hebrew People 3,000 years ago. The Jewish Diaspora in Century BCE (586) began in the 6th Century. -
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2. Destruction
The first handmade Jewish Temple was destroyed. In 63 BCE Judaea became apart of Rome. In 66 CE the Jews began to riot against Rome. -
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3. Rioting
In 70 CE he Jewish temple was destroyed for a second time by Rome. -
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4. Rebellion
In 132 the Jews rebelled against the Emperor Hadrian. The Jews were defeated and weren’t allowed to live in Judea amymore. -
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5. Re-named
Judea was renamed Syria-Palestinia. The Jews scattered all over the world anywhere, but Judea. -
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6. History
In the 600s, thIs area called Palestine was taken over by the Muslims. Their decedents remain’s in the area of Palestine. -
7. Restore
In the 1890s, Theodore Herzl began trying to restore Israel to the Jewish people. -
8. Britain
World War I Britain took control of Israel.
After World War II, Jews began to move to Israel in large numbers
The British tried to stop the immigration but were not successful. -
9. United Nations
In 1947, the United Nations decided to divide the area into Palestine and Israel.
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10. Neighboring
In 1948, neighboring Arabic countries, angry about the division attacked Israel. -
11. Arabs
The Arabs lost in 1956, 1967, & 1973
Israel claimed large amounts of territory in the Middle East, all the way to Egypt. -
12. Territory
In 1979, Israel returned most of the territory and signed a peace treaty with Egypt.
In 1987, Arabs in Israel declared the West Bank and Gaza to be a Palestinian country. -
13. Recognize
Israel refused to recognize the claim until 1994.
In 2005, Israel gave up all claim to the Gaza Strip -
14. West Bank
However, some Israelis refuse to respect Palestine territory in the West Bank and settle in it. -
15. Violence
Some Palestinians want all Jews gone, Violence continues.