Chronology of Arab-Israeli Conflict Included in House Oversight Document

OUP CORRECTED PROOF - FINAL, 12/9/2014, SPi A Chronology of the Arab-Israeli Conflict The following is a chronology of the main events in, and documents on, the Arab-Israel conflict. Documents which are included in this volume are in italics. 1914-18 24 October 1915 16 May 1916 2 November 1917 4-7 April 1920 19 April 1920 10 August 1920 1-7 May 1921 28 February 1922 3 June 1922 24 July 1922 23 August 1929 24 August 1929 23 September 1932 1936-1939 7 July 1937 17 May 1939 1 September 1939 11 May 1942 22 November 1943 22 March 1945 8 May 1945 26 June 1945 17 April 1946 25 May 1946 29 November 1947 14 May 1948 15 May 1948 29 May 1948 First World War. Letter from British High Commissioner McMahon to Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca. Sykes—Picot Agreement. Balfour Declaration. 4 days of violent rioting against Jews in Jerusalem. Opening of the San Remo Conference. Treaty of Sévres, or the Peace Treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies. Major riots in Jaffa between Jews and Arabs. Great Britain issues the Unilateral Declaration of Independence of Egypt. Churchill White Paper. The Council of the League of Nations confirms the British mandate in Palestine. Major riots between Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem. Hebron Massacre. Abdul-Aziz al-Saud founds the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Arab revolt in Palestine. Peel Commission. MacDonald White Paper. Beginning of Second World War. Biltmore Program. Independence of Lebanon. Arab League Charter. End of Second World War in Europe. Signature of the United Nations Charter at the San Francisco Conference. Independence of Syria. The Emirate of Transjordan becomes the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. UN General Assembly Resolution 181 (the partition plan). Israel declares its independence. End of the British Mandate in Palestine. Five Arab states declare war on Israel. UN Security Council Resolution 50 and the establishment of UNTSO. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023150