Palestine. A new Jewish state is formed in 1948 within a tense atmosphere of civil war. A Jewish state is launched and an ancient homeland is reborn in the Holy Land with the recognition of …

A cease-fire went into effect on October 25, 1973. On September 17, 1978, after nearly two weeks of secret negotiations at Camp David, Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin …

The native Palestinian Arabs sought to stem Jewish immigration and set up a secular Palestinian state. Beginning in 1929, Arabs and Jews openly fought in Palestine, and Britain attempted to …

Palestine Liberation Organization is founded. On May 28, 1964, the Palestine Liberation Organization was founded. In February of 1969, Yasir Arafat was elected as its leader.

The Arab-Israeli War grants Egypt control of Gaza. Before Israel became a nation, the majority of people dwelling in the region were Arabs who lived in what was then known as Palestine. On …

TV-PG. 6:19. Learn about the diverse religious and political history that brought about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. See how WWI and WWII influenced the establishment of the nation state …

The British controlled Palestine until Israel, in the years following the end of World War II, became an independent state in 1947. Conflict Between Jews and Arabs

Israel is small country in the Middle East, about the size of New Jersey, located on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea and bordered by Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

On May 14, 1948, in Tel Aviv, Jewish Agency Chairman David Ben-Gurion proclaims the State of Israel, establishing the first Jewish state in 2,000 years. Ben-Gurion became Israel’s first premier.