Conflict Timeline
1896- Plans first drawn up to establish a Jewish state in Palestine to help combat anti-semitism
1917- Even though the British pledged support for the Arab cause during WWI, they issue the Belfour Declaration which formally supported Jews in Palestine
1922- The League of Nations divides the Arab territories
1929- Arab-Jewish riots leave 250 dead in Hebron
1943- Because of Holocaust, Jewish settlement in Palestine increases and Haj Amin El Husseini, Mufti of Jerusalem, sides with the Nazis
1948- British relenquish control of area causing Israel to declare statehood and Palestine attacks.
1967- Six Day War occurs, Israel annexes many territories including Sinai, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip
1978- Camp David Accords returns Sinai to Egypt in retrun for national recognition
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