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The History of Zionism and the Israeli & Palestinian Conflict

A timeline of 38 events from 1885 to 2026, by Jay_John22, on Timeline Source.

Events

  1. The emergence of political Zionism: 1885 – 1897
  2. The Balfour Declaration: 1917
  3. British Mandate for Palestine: 1922
  4. Palestinian Rebellion: 1936 – 1939
  5. UN Partition Plan: Nov 29, 1947
  6. Deir Yassin: Apr 1948
  7. Israel declares independence/ war and mass displacement: May 15, 1948
  8. UN General Assembly Resolution 194: Dec 1948
  9. UNRWA established: Dec 1949
  10. The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded: May 1964
  11. Six Day War: Jun 5, 1967 – Jun 10, 1967
  12. UN Security Council Resolution 242: Nov 22, 1967
  13. October War and UN Resolution 338: Oct 6, 1973
  14. Camp David Accords and Egypt & Israel peace treaty: Sep 17, 1978 – Mar 26, 1979
  15. Israel invades Lebanon/Sabra and Shatila massacres: 1982
  16. First Intifada begins: Dec 9, 1987
  17. Hamas emerges: Feb 11, 1988
  18. Palestinian Declaration of Independence: Nov 1988
  19. Madrid Peace Conference: Oct 30, 1991
  20. Oslo Accords: Sep 13, 1993
  21. Palestinian Authority: May 4, 1994
  22. Oslo II: Sep 28, 1995
  23. Yitzhak Rabin assassinated: Nov 4, 1995
  24. Camp David summit fails to reach an agreement: Jul 11, 2000 – Jul 25, 2000
  25. Second Intifada begins: Sep 28, 2000
  26. Hamas wins elections and takes control of Gaza: 2002 – 2003
  27. West Bank barrier and ICJ advisory opinion: Jun 23, 2002 – Jul 9, 2004
  28. Israel withdraws settlements and ground forces from Gaza: Aug 15, 2005
  29. Hamas wins elections and takes control of Gaza: Jan 25, 2006 – Jun 1, 2007
  30. Operation Cast Lead: Dec 27, 2008 – Jan 1, 2009
  31. Operation Pillar of Defense & Palestine granted non-member observer State status: Nov 12, 2012 – Nov 29, 2012
  32. Operation Protective Edge: Jul 8, 2014 – Aug 26, 2014
  33. UN Security Council Resolution 2334: Dec 2016
  34. U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: Dec 6, 2017
  35. Abraham Accords: Sep 15, 2020
  36. Hamas led attack and subsequent war in Gaza: Oct 7, 2023
  37. ICJ advisory opinion on the occupied Palestinian territory: Jul 2024
  38. Ceasefire efforts and implementation challenges: Jan 2025 – Jan 2026