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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
'''1516''' '''- 1917''' Palestine was conquered by the Ottoman Empire and it remained under Turkish rule until the end of the First World War.<br>'''1882 - 1903''' The "First Aliyah" or major wave of Jews immigrated to Palestine. Jews who migrated to Ottoman Palestine in this wave came mostly from Eastern Europe and from Yemen.<br>'''1904 - 1914''' The Second Aliyah brought some 40,000 Jews to settle in Palestine.<br> | '''1516''' '''- 1917''' Palestine was conquered by the Ottoman Empire and it remained under Turkish rule until the end of the First World War.<br>'''1882 - 1903''' The "First Aliyah" or major wave of Jews immigrated to Palestine. Jews who migrated to Ottoman Palestine in this wave came mostly from Eastern Europe and from Yemen.<br>'''1904 - 1914''' The Second Aliyah brought some 40,000 Jews to settle in Palestine.<br> | ||
'''1917''' After the capture of Jerusalem by the British, the Balfour Declaration | '''1917''' After the capture of Jerusalem by the British, the Balfour Declaration expressed support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.<br> | ||
'''1919 - 1929''' The Third and Fourth Aliyahs brought an additional 100,000 Jews to Palestine.<br>'''1947''' The United Nations proposed a plan to partition Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, with Jerusalem as an international city. The plan was accepted by the Jewish community but rejected by the Arab states.<br> | '''1919 - 1929''' The Third and Fourth Aliyahs brought an additional 100,000 Jews to Palestine.<br>'''1947''' The United Nations proposed a plan to partition Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, with Jerusalem as an international city. The plan was accepted by the Jewish community but rejected by the Arab states.<br> | ||
'''1948''' Israel declares itself as an independent state. | '''1948''' Israel declares itself as an independent state. | ||
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'''1947 - 1949''' Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced as a result of the events surrounding the creation of the State of Israel.<br> | '''1947 - 1949''' Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced as a result of the events surrounding the creation of the State of Israel.<br> | ||
'''1949''' Israel is admitted to the United Nations.<br> | '''1949''' Israel is admitted to the United Nations.<br> | ||
'''1950''' The Law of Return is enacted, granting Jews the right to immigrate to Israel and gain citizenship.<br>'''1948 - 1970''' Approximately 1,150,000 Jewish refugees relocated to Israel.<br> | '''1950''' The Law of Return is enacted, granting Jews the right to immigrate to Israel and gain citizenship.<br>'''1948 - 1970''' Approximately 1,150,000 Jewish refugees are relocated to Israel.<br> | ||
'''1950s - 1960s''' Palestinian refugees settle in various countries, including Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the Gaza Strip, often living in refugee camps under difficult conditions.<br> | '''1950s - 1960s''' Palestinian refugees settle in various countries, including Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the Gaza Strip, often living in refugee camps under difficult conditions.<br> | ||
'''1990 and 1994''' - Immigration from the post-Soviet states increased Israel's population by twelve percent. | '''1990 and 1994''' - Immigration from the post-Soviet states increased Israel's population by twelve percent. | ||