2. 19th Century, Palestine
was a province of the
Ottoman Empire. In
1850 the population
was around 4% Jewish,
8% Christian and the
rest of Muslim. There
was no conflict
between the
communities.
3. InEurope Jews faced
anti-Semitism and
pogroms. In the
1880s over 200,000
Jews were murdered
in state organised
Russian pogroms.
4. In1917 Britain, at
World War One,
agreed to sponsor
the creation of a
Jewish homeland
in Palestine.
5. After
Britain took control of Palestine, in
1918, a new wave of Zionist immigration
began.
6. Thesenew immigrants ignored to live
with Palestinian population, and they
banned their produce, culture and
economy.
These immigrants with British support set
up their own institutions and used their
own language.
7. Palestinians demanded
representative self-government
but Britain ignored their calls.
Tensions between the
Palestinians and the new
immigrants rised throughout the
1920s and 30s.
Palestinians feared for their
future.
The worst event was the murder
of 67 Jews ,in Hebron, in 1929.
8. In
April 1936 the
Palestinians
rebelled.
They want
independent
government and
to stop
immigration.
9. The revolt continued
until 1939.
British
managed to
crush it.
Around 5,000
Palestinians were
killed
10. Approximately 750,000
Palestinians expelled;
400villages completely
destroyed.
78% of Palestine
incorporated into
Israel.
11. In1967, after a
month of escalating
tension Israel
attacked Syria and
Egypt. In six days
both Arab armies
were crushed
12. At
the war’s end Israel
occupied all of
Palestine, the Syrian
Golan Heights and the
Egyptian Sinai
Peninsular.
17. The Illegal Settlements;
The Right to Water;
The Cleansing of East
Jerusalem;
The Right to Freedom of
Movement;
The Right to Health;
The Wall;
House Demolition;
The Confiscation of Land.
