Palestine/Israel Timeline
Ancient Palestine 12th century B.C. Homeland for both Jews and Palestinians
73 A.D. - 1500 Diaspora Romans conquer Palestine Jews scattered Palestinians stay
1800s Pogroms Racists in Eastern Europe attack Jews, kill, burn villages, steal property)
1882 - 1914 Jews allowed to immigrate to Palestine (10%)
WWI Israelis: Britain promised to support a Jewish homeland Palestinians: Britain promised to support Arab demands for independence in exchange for Arab support in WWII
1922 Britain allows Jews to settle in Palestine
1936 Arab Revolt Israelis: OK to divide Palestine into 2 parts Palestinians: no division of our homeland
1947 (end of WWII) Demand for Jewish state grew after Hitler kills Jews. Arabs remind Britain of earlier promises. U.N. decides to split Palestine into 3 states. Jews agree – Arabs reject plan
1948 Israelis: Israel declares it is an independent country and begins the war of independence. Jewish fighters held off invading Arab armies. Palestinians: The Catastrophe – more than 700,000 Arabs were driven from their homes.
Palestine Israel
1967 (Six Day War) Israelis: Egypt makes aggressive moves so Israel uses pre-emptive attack into West Bank and Gaza Strip. Palestinians: Israeli aggressors seize Arab East Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
1987 Israelis: Arafat (PLO leader) chooses violence over peacemaking. Palestinians: After 20 years of Jewish settlement construction, West Bank and Gaza Strip Arabs begin 1st intifada (uprising against Israeli occupation)
Jewish settlements
1993 - 1995 Isrealis: We accepted peace negotiated in Oslo, Norway (exchange of land for promise of peace) Palestinians: The Arabs get some self-rule, but no progress on Jerusalem, the 1948 refugees, or a Palestinian state
Rabin Clinton Arafat (Israel) (America) (Palestine
2000 Isrealis: Offered a generous settlement, Arabs choose violence instead. The 2nd intifada begins. Palestinians: Israel tried to force a peace agreement and refused to give up Jewish settlements
2005 Jewish settlements removed from Gaza Strip and it is turned over to Palestinians Palestinians elect Hamas to run their government. It has promised to never negotiate land with the Israelis and will try to destroy Israel.
Hamas