The Hebron Massacre of 1929 was a tragic and violent event that took place during a period of intense tensions between Jewish and Arab communities in Mandatory Palestine.
In the 1920s, Palestine was under British control following the collapse…
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the British Mandate for Palestine was a period (1920–1948) when Britain administered the land of Palestine under the authority of the League of Nations.
It’s an important chapter in the history of the Arab–Israeli conflict because many of the tensions…
The Oslo Accords were a set of agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in the early 1990s. They marked the first time the two sides officially recognized each other and agreed to negotiate directly.
U.S. President: Bill Clinton (host and mediator)
Israeli Prime Minister: Ehud Barak
Palestinian Authority President: Yasser Arafat
To reach a final status agreement that would:
The two-state solution — the idea of creating an independent Palestinian state alongside the state of Israel — has been proposed multiple times over the past century.
Here's a timeline of the key moments when it was formally proposed:
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The Balfour Declaration was a statement issued by the British government on November 2, 1917, during World War I. It is one of the most significant documents in the history of the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The…
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The expedition against the Banu Mustaliq took place in December 627 AD, during the 8th month (Sha'ban) of the 6th year AH (Islamic calendar).
The Banu Mustaliq tribe belonged to a larger group called the Ahābīsh, who had…
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Here’s a concise history of the term "Palestine" — where it comes from, how it's been used, and what it has referred to over time:
Origins of the Term "Palestine"
The name "Palestine" originates from the Ancient Greek word "Palaistínē"…
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