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By the end of World War I, Britain had promised control of Palestine
to both Arabs and Jews. Each of these peoples claimed a longstanding
right to the same piece of land, and violence was inevitable.
This presentation examines how and why this magical land has
become a virtual war zone.
- 585
BC--Israelites exiled to Babylon (modern Iraq).
- 540
BC--Persian King Cyrus conquers Babylon; Israelites
allowed to return to Palestine.
- 150
BC-- Israelites once again rule Palestine.
- 63
BC--Romans (under Pompey) conquer Palestine.
- 70
AD--Jews revolt against Rome; Jerusalem captured & destroyed.
- 135
AD--Romans again crush Jewish revolt; Jews
dispersed throughout the known world.
- 1095--Pope
Urban II calls for the Holy Land to be freed from Muslims.
Crusades begin.
- 1270--The
Eighth & last Crusade.
- 1299--Ottomans
conquer Palestine. Ottoman Empire (ca.1288-1924)
- 1798--Napoleon
invades Egypt.
- 1869--French
complete canal across isthmus of Suez.
- 1883--British
occupy Nile valley and crush Arab rebellions.
- 1897--Theodore
Herzl organizes First Zionist Congress in Paris.
- 1914-1917--
World
War I.
- 1916--
Sykey-Picot Agreement secretly signed.
- 1917--Treaty
of Versailles; Palestine divided between Britain & France.
Balfour Declaration.
- 1919--
America's King-Crane Commission opposes Jewish state in Palestine.
- 1939-1945--
World
War II; European Jewry is destroyed.
- 1948--
Israel declares statehood (May 14th).
- 1956--Suez
Canal crisis (October).
- 1964--
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) formed.
- 1967--
Six Days War (June). UN Resolution 242 (November).
- 1973--Arab-Israeli
War.
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