Zionism starts back with Saladin allowing the Jews to resettled. He is then depicted as the new King Cyrus, a nonDavidic messiah. The Jews are also given the Maghribi Quarter. Judah Halevi encourages Aliyah and asserts that the Gate of Heaven is in Jerusalem. Maimonides (Rambam), an Egyptian physician, aid that the Haram had to be treated as if the temple still stood and that the divine presence could not be banished from the Temple Mount.
Spanish expulsion of anyone not Christian including Jews led to a mass migration of Jews to Jerusalem. In 1860, Sir Moses Montefiore, a British Jew funded by American Jews, completed the Mishkenot Sha'ananim: the first settlement in western Jerusalem. Zionism soon expanded to included non-religious Jews and the Secular Zionist movement also grew. in 1840, many secular Jews began buying up land in Palestine for Jews and were considered very unpious by many Orthodox Jews. Theodore Herzl, the father of Zionism, wrote Jewish State and advocated for a Jewish state anywhere, not necessarily Jerusalem. He proposed a Ugandan Jewish State. In 1899, there was the first Zionist Conference and Herzl was referenced as the new Messiah. The Zionists ended up creating Tel Aviv. The early 20th Century brought about much anti-Semitism instigated by Catholics. Jews begin to flee to Palestine. There is a 2nd Aliyah in 1902 as Jews flee Eastern Europe and Russia. The increased immigration due to the rise of Hitler anti-Semitism caused an influx of Jews into Jerusalem and Palestine which caused conflict with current Arabs.
The end of WWI in 1917 brought about the British Mandate of Jerusalem and Palestine via the Sykes-Picot Agreement in 1916. France and Britain emerged the victors and divvied up the Ottoman and Austrian Empire between them. Britain ended up getting direct control of modern day Palestine, Jordan, Southern Iraq, Kuwait and more. In 1917, the Balfour Declaration voiced Britain's favor with a Jewish national homeland. Conflict over this between the Jews and the Arabs caused the release of Churchill's White Paper in 1922. After an investigation, he asserted that Britain supported a Jewish community in Palestine but not necessarily a Jewish national homeland. In 1922, Britain partitions the area west of Jordan River, calls it the Transjordan and puts King Abdullah I as a puppet ruler.
The population increase in Palestine due to Hitler and anti-Semitism instigated the Peel Commission in 1937. Several militant Jewish factions grew in response to the violence between the Arabs and Jews before WWII. The Haganah were a revisionist Zionist liberation arm. The Irgun were a radical, terrorist group and the Lehi were freedom fighters for Israel. The Peel Commission proposed a 2-state solution where teh Arabs would get the Central Hills, the West Bank, and the Negrev. Israel would get Galilee, Upper Jordan and the Coastal Plains. The UN accepts this proposal and so do the Zionists (although they stated it was the bare minimum). The Arabs however, reject it.
Eventually Britain gives up and pulls out. The day that they do is March 15, 1948. This marks the beginning of the Arab-Israeli War. The Jews immediately launched into Operation Pitchfork and proclaimed the State of Israel. The Jordanian army arrives a day later and fighting ensues. Eventually, an armistice is called a year later and a Green Line is formed. Israel and the Jordanian held West Bank.
Jordan controls East/Arab Jerusalem and Israel controls West Jerusalem. Ben Gurion also states that West Jerusalem is now the capital of the State of Israel because Jerusalem is central to the Jewish identity. A few years later, King Abdullah is assassinated in front of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and King Hussein declares Jerusalem to be the 2nd capital of Jordan. He also developed Tourism and about 85% of the economy in the West Bank is tourism.
In 1967, the Soviet Union informs Syria of an impending Israeli attack. Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt (all surrounding Israel) combine to preemptively attack Israel. So Israel prepempts the Arab nation's pre-emptive strike. Within hours, they completely destroy the Egyptian air force. Israelis enter the Old City and annexes all of Jerusalem. But Moshe Dayan, however, gives Muslims the Haram al-Sharif because Jews are forbidden on it anyways. Israel also takes the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights (which has really good, fertile volcanic soil). Eventually, Israel gives Egypt back the Sinai peninsula in exchange for peace.
Nearing the end of the 20th Century, the Intifada , or Uprising, of the Palestinians occurred. The Olso Accords, or Declaration of Principles was the first face to face agreement between Israel and the PLO. It allowed for the creation of a Palestinian national government and the Israelis agreed to withdraw form Gaza and the West Bank as well. The 2 sides both agreed to mutually recognize each other, but Israel only agreed to recognize Arafat as the Palestinian leaders. Afterwards, the Israeli prime minister was assassinated by a Jew and the State of Palestine was declared.
Spanish expulsion of anyone not Christian including Jews led to a mass migration of Jews to Jerusalem. In 1860, Sir Moses Montefiore, a British Jew funded by American Jews, completed the Mishkenot Sha'ananim: the first settlement in western Jerusalem. Zionism soon expanded to included non-religious Jews and the Secular Zionist movement also grew. in 1840, many secular Jews began buying up land in Palestine for Jews and were considered very unpious by many Orthodox Jews. Theodore Herzl, the father of Zionism, wrote Jewish State and advocated for a Jewish state anywhere, not necessarily Jerusalem. He proposed a Ugandan Jewish State. In 1899, there was the first Zionist Conference and Herzl was referenced as the new Messiah. The Zionists ended up creating Tel Aviv. The early 20th Century brought about much anti-Semitism instigated by Catholics. Jews begin to flee to Palestine. There is a 2nd Aliyah in 1902 as Jews flee Eastern Europe and Russia. The increased immigration due to the rise of Hitler anti-Semitism caused an influx of Jews into Jerusalem and Palestine which caused conflict with current Arabs.
The end of WWI in 1917 brought about the British Mandate of Jerusalem and Palestine via the Sykes-Picot Agreement in 1916. France and Britain emerged the victors and divvied up the Ottoman and Austrian Empire between them. Britain ended up getting direct control of modern day Palestine, Jordan, Southern Iraq, Kuwait and more. In 1917, the Balfour Declaration voiced Britain's favor with a Jewish national homeland. Conflict over this between the Jews and the Arabs caused the release of Churchill's White Paper in 1922. After an investigation, he asserted that Britain supported a Jewish community in Palestine but not necessarily a Jewish national homeland. In 1922, Britain partitions the area west of Jordan River, calls it the Transjordan and puts King Abdullah I as a puppet ruler.
The population increase in Palestine due to Hitler and anti-Semitism instigated the Peel Commission in 1937. Several militant Jewish factions grew in response to the violence between the Arabs and Jews before WWII. The Haganah were a revisionist Zionist liberation arm. The Irgun were a radical, terrorist group and the Lehi were freedom fighters for Israel. The Peel Commission proposed a 2-state solution where teh Arabs would get the Central Hills, the West Bank, and the Negrev. Israel would get Galilee, Upper Jordan and the Coastal Plains. The UN accepts this proposal and so do the Zionists (although they stated it was the bare minimum). The Arabs however, reject it.
Eventually Britain gives up and pulls out. The day that they do is March 15, 1948. This marks the beginning of the Arab-Israeli War. The Jews immediately launched into Operation Pitchfork and proclaimed the State of Israel. The Jordanian army arrives a day later and fighting ensues. Eventually, an armistice is called a year later and a Green Line is formed. Israel and the Jordanian held West Bank.
Jordan controls East/Arab Jerusalem and Israel controls West Jerusalem. Ben Gurion also states that West Jerusalem is now the capital of the State of Israel because Jerusalem is central to the Jewish identity. A few years later, King Abdullah is assassinated in front of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and King Hussein declares Jerusalem to be the 2nd capital of Jordan. He also developed Tourism and about 85% of the economy in the West Bank is tourism.
In 1967, the Soviet Union informs Syria of an impending Israeli attack. Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt (all surrounding Israel) combine to preemptively attack Israel. So Israel prepempts the Arab nation's pre-emptive strike. Within hours, they completely destroy the Egyptian air force. Israelis enter the Old City and annexes all of Jerusalem. But Moshe Dayan, however, gives Muslims the Haram al-Sharif because Jews are forbidden on it anyways. Israel also takes the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights (which has really good, fertile volcanic soil). Eventually, Israel gives Egypt back the Sinai peninsula in exchange for peace.
Nearing the end of the 20th Century, the Intifada , or Uprising, of the Palestinians occurred. The Olso Accords, or Declaration of Principles was the first face to face agreement between Israel and the PLO. It allowed for the creation of a Palestinian national government and the Israelis agreed to withdraw form Gaza and the West Bank as well. The 2 sides both agreed to mutually recognize each other, but Israel only agreed to recognize Arafat as the Palestinian leaders. Afterwards, the Israeli prime minister was assassinated by a Jew and the State of Palestine was declared.
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