2. The dream…
• In 1896, Herzl
published Der
Judenstaat (The
Jewish State),
offering his vision of a
future state; the
following year 1897
he presided over the
first
World Zionist Congress
4. On May 14, 1948,
on the day in which the British Mandate over a Palestine expired
the Jewish People's Council gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum,
and approved the following proclamation,
declaring the establishment of the State of Israel.
The new state was recognized that night by the United States
and three days later by the USSR.
5.
6. Some more events of 1948
End of British Mandate (14 May)
State of Israel proclaimed (14 May).
Israel invaded by five Arab states (15
May).
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) established.
War of Independence (May 1948-July
1949).
7. 1949
Armistice agreements signed with Egypt, Jordan
, Syria, Lebanon.
Jerusalem divided under Israeli and Jordanian
rule.
First Knesset (parliament) elected.
Israel admitted to United Nations as 59th
member.
14. 1994 - Rabin, Peres, Arafat
awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
For 1993Declaration of Principles
on Interim Self-Government
Arrangements for the Palestinians
signed by Israel and PLO
18. • 2002Israel launches Operation Defensive
Shield in response to massive Palestinian
terrorist attacks.
• Israel begins building the anti-terrorist
fence to stop West Bank terrorists from
killing Israeli citizens.
19. 2005- Israel carries out the2005- Israel carries out the
Disengagement Plan, ending Israel'sDisengagement Plan, ending Israel's
presence in the Gaza Strip.presence in the Gaza Strip.
20. 2006
• Israel carried out military operations
against Palestinian terrorists in Gaza after
kidnapping of Israeli soldier (Gilad Shalit
25/06/06) .
The Second War in Lebanon, during which
Israel carried out military operations
against Hizbullah terrorism from southern
Lebanon, following missile attacks and
kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers (Regev &
Goldvasser 12/7/06).
