ISRAEL/PALESTINE TIMELINE

Late1880’s

People around the world increase the

fight for Jewish homeland in the

region where the ancient Hebrews lived

…..this is called Zionism

1917 to 1930In 1917, the

Ottoman Empire is

defeated in WW1 and

Britain gains control of Palestine.

1935 to 1947More and more European

Jews come to Palestine to escape anti Jewish

activities and killings by the Nazis during WWII

(Holocaust)

1947, the newly formed United Nations (UN)

made a plan to partition Palestine into 2 states.

An Arab and a Jewish state with Jerusalem as

an international city.

1948Israel (Jewish) is declared an

independent state

The next day Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Saudi Arabia (Arab

Nations) attack the new state

When it was all over, Israel had expanded its’ territory by almost 1/3.

1964Palestinian (Arabs) groups join together and form the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) to represent displaced Palestinians and

demand a Palestinian homeland.

They elect Yasser Arafat as its chairman of PLO.

1967After 6 days of fighting, the Six Day War

ends with Israel (Jews) taking the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza strip from Egypt, the Golan Heights from Syria and territory on the West Bank of the

Jordan River.

1.5 million Arabs find themselves living under Israeli control.

1970PLO (Arab) increases its terrorist

activities including civilian raids and airplane hijackings against

Israel and Western countries that support Israel.

Jordanian troops force the Palestinian organization out of the country

forcing them to relocate to Lebanon

1973With support

of Arab states,

Egypt and Syria attack

Israel during the Jewish holy

day of Yom Kippur.

1979

This agreement is known as the Camp David Accords

In the agreement, Israel has the right to exist

and Israel promises to return the Sinai Peninsula.

Anwar Sadat (Egypt) and Israeli Prime Minister

Menachem Begin meet with U.S. President Jimmy

Carter and sign a peace treaty at Camp David in

Maryland.

Sadat Carter Menachem

Mid 1980’s

Both groups supported by

Syria and Iran and are made up of

Muslims

Both groups have led attacks on

Israel

Hezbollah and Hamas, two important Arab groups were

foundedHezbollah – from

LebanonHamas –from West Bank

and the Gaza Strip

1982Israel

withdraws

from the Sinai

Peninsula.

1987

Intifada (uprising) happens when Israel sends its army troops to stop the protest of Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, West Bank

and Jerusalem.

1991Peace talks begin among Israel (Jews) and

several Arab nations.

1992Israel (Jews) and the PLO meet in secret

for nine months near Oslo, Norway.

1993This agreement is called the Oslo

agreementIsraeli (Jews) Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the PLO

(Arab) leader Yasser Arafat sign a peace treaty at the White House in Washington, D.C. Bill Clinton is President of the United

States.

1995Rabin (Israel) and Arafat (PLO) sign an

agreement that gives Palestinians even

more self-government powers in the West Bank

At a peace rally in Israel, Rabin (Israel) is assassinated by an Israeli man who believes that Jews should own and control

the West Bank.

Rabin is replaced by Shimon Peres

2002Israel begins building a

controversial wall around

the West Bank.

2004Yasser Arafat died and was succeeded

by Mahmoud Abbas.

President Abbas convinced Hamas to stop the attacks on Israelis.

2005

Israel pulled out the troops that

took over the Gaza Strip. Egypt now controls Gaza’s southern border.

2007Islamist militant

group Hamas

(Palestinian)

took over the Gaza

Strip splitting

Gaza from the West

Bank.