Israel

In 37 BC, Herod the Great was appointed as the King of Israel by the Romans, marking a significant shift in the governance of the region.

In 63 BC, Rome, led by Pompey the Great, conquered Israel, exerting its influence over the region.

The Maccabean revolt in 167 BC resulted in the independence of the Jews, marking a significant event in the history of Israel.

In 322 BC, the Greeks, under the leadership of Alexander the Great, conquered Israel, Persia, and Egypt, expanding their empire.

In 516 BCE, the Second Temple was constructed in Jerusalem, marking a significant event in the history of the Jewish people and their religious practices.

In 538 BCE, Cyrus the Great, the King of Persia, conquered Babylonia and allowed the Jewish people to return home, following the conquest of Babylon.

In 586 BCE, Babylon, under the rule of Nebuchadnezzar II, conquered Judah and destroyed the Temple, leading to the captivity of many Israelites.

The Assyrian Empire conquers the Northern Kingdom of Israel, resulting in significant geopolitical changes in the region.

The kingdom of Israel divides into two separate entities: Israel in the north and Judah in the south, leading to distinct political and cultural developments.

The Kingdom of Israel emerged around 1000 BC and was ruled by great kings such as King David and Solomon.

Saul is anointed as the first king of Israel, marking the establishment of monarchy in the region.

The Hebrews, led by Moses, arrive in the land of Israel after their exodus from Egypt.

Moses leads the Hebrews, who were enslaved in Egypt, to freedom and towards the Promised Land.

Napoleon Bonaparte invades Israel in 1799 but fails to capture it and is forced to leave.

Theodor Herzl publishes 'Der Judenstaat' (The Jewish State), advocating for the creation of a Jewish state as a solution to anti-Semitism.

The first Zionist Congress was held in Switzerland in 1907, leading to the founding of the first Zionist organization.

The Balfour Declaration was a letter expressing British support for the establishment of a 'national home for the Jewish people' in Palestine. It had a profound impact on international diplomacy and shaped the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by laying the groundwork for competing national claims in Palestine.

The 1929 Hebron massacre was a violent event in the city of Hebron in British Mandate Palestine. Arab residents attacked the Jewish community, resulting in the deaths of approximately 67 Jewish residents, including women and children, and injuries to many others.

In April 1936, Arab political parties formed an Arab Higher Committee under the presidency of Haj Amin El Husseini, leading to a general strike and the organization of armed groups to attack Jewish settlements.

In 1937, the Mufti fled from Palestine to Nazi Germany, establishing close relations with the government and endorsing Hitler’s 'final solution' of the Jewish problem.

On 29th November 1947, the United Nations General Assembly passed the partition resolution, leading to the creation of the State of Israel.

Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948, ending the British Mandate and establishing a Jewish state in the Land of Israel.

The State of Israel was established in 1948, just three years after the end of the Holocaust, as a homeland for the Jewish people. It rose from the ashes of the Holocaust to reclaim a Jewish future and rebuild the Jewish state.

On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was instituted by the Jewish National Council under the presidency of David Ben Gurion, coinciding with the expiration of the British Mandate in Palestine.

Israel was established as an independent state on May 14, 1948.

Stern Gang assassinated Folke Bernadotte, a Swedish diplomat and the UN-appointed mediator in Palestine.

The State of Israel was established on May 14, 1948, following the adoption of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. This event marked the culmination of the Zionist movement, which sought to establish a Jewish homeland in the historic Land of Israel.

Israel, along with Britain and France, invaded Egypt in response to Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal. International pressure, including from the United States and the Soviet Union, forced the withdrawal of the invading forces.

In 1966, Israel massacred Palestinians in the village of As-Samu'.

The Six-Day War was a significant conflict that resulted in Israel's overwhelming victory, leading to the capture of key territories and a major shift in its regional power. It also deepened relations with the United States and had profound implications for the establishment of Israeli settlements and the rise of Palestinian nationalism.

The Munich Olympics Massacre was a major Palestinian terrorist attack carried out by the Black September group, resulting in the tragic hostage-taking and killing of 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team. This event gained significant international attention and marked a turning point in the history of terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

On October 6, 1973, Syria and Egypt launched a surprise attack against Israel on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Israel managed to cross the Suez into Egypt and endangered Cairo, leading to the intervention of the USA and USSR and the end of military operations on October 25, 1973.

Israel and Egypt signed a historic peace treaty at Camp David in the United States, marking a significant diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East.

The Oslo Accords were a pair of transitional agreements signed by Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) to establish a partnership for negotiating border disputes, creating Palestinian self-governance through the creation of the Palestinian Authority, and over time, the hope was this would lead to a peaceful solution to the conflict and a two-state solution.

On November 4, 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, a longtime major political figure in Israeli politics and head of the left-wing Labor Party, was assassinated by an Israeli extremist, Yigal Amir, at a peace rally in Tel Aviv.

In 2000 BC, the Jewish Patriarch Abraham was promised the land of Israel by God, which led to his descendants becoming the Jewish people.

The Second Intifada, also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada, was a period of intense conflict and Palestinian uprising against Israeli rule that lasted from late September 2000 to 2005. It was characterized by widespread protests, demonstrations, suicide bombings, and armed confrontations between Israeli security forces and Palestinian terrorists.

Israel reoccupies Palestinian cities in the West Bank in response to the Second Intifada, a period of intensified Israeli-Palestinian violence.

In December 2017, US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel sparks significant reactions and has implications for the region's geopolitics.

In 2019, Israel held early elections for the 20th Knesset, resulting in the victory of the Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu. The election outcome had a significant impact on Israeli politics and the Middle East region.

The Abraham Accords, signed in 2020, are a series of historic agreements that led to the normalization of diplomatic, economic, and cultural relations between Israel and Arab countries, including the UAE and Bahrain, and later the Joint Declaration with Morocco. The Accords marked a departure from decades of Arab-Israeli conflict, opened up economic opportunities, fostered regional stability, and represented a symbol of changing dynamics in the Middle East. They also served as a model for potential future agreements between Israel and other Arab and Muslim-majority countries.