History

The Balfour Declaration 1917

A declaration issued by the British government promising a Jewish homeland in Palestine with complete disregard to the natives living there. [1]

Exodus 1947

4,500 displaced Jewish refugees attempted immigration to Palestine and towed the ship Exodus. Refugees were allowed to live and welcomed in Palestine.

Jewish Ownership of the Land

when Israel declared itself a state in 1948, it legally owned 6% of the land. Jewish land ownership was restricted to specific zone, but illegal buying and selling happened within the 65% of the total area restricted to Arabs.

The Start of the Conflict

The British announced they would withdraw from Palestine May 15 1948. April 1948, 8 out of 13 military attacks took place against the Arabs in the land and their territory.

Nakba 1948

700,000 Palestinians were displaced, 15,000 killed and 500 Palestinian villages were destroyed to found the colonial state of Israel. 78% of mandatory Palestine was declared Israel. [2]

Hamas 1987

Hamas was found at the beginning of the first Palestinian uprising. Israel had a budget spent to build up Hamas to rival Yasser Arafat's Fatah Political party and his liberation movement.

Gaza Strip Blockade 2005/2007

A blockade was first imposed on Gaza by Egypt and Israel in 2005 restricting the movements of people and goods in and out of Gaza. After Hamas's takeover in 2007 the supposed purpose of this blockade was to isolate and destroy them. [3]

Past Conflicts and Statistics

A list of war crimes committed by the apartheid state

a link to the google drive PDF detailing a list of war crimes.

Palestinian casualties outnumber Israel's by multiple of sometimes above 20. In the most recent conflict the genocide of the people of Gaza is still ongoing.

Sources

Arthur James Balfour, Balfour Declaration (letter to Baron Rothschild, leader of British Jewish community). 1917.
“About the Nakba - Question of Palestine.” About the Nakba, United Nations, www.un.org/unispal/about-the-nakba/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“Gaza Strip: A Beginner’s Guide to an Enclave under Blockade.” Gaza News , Al Jazeera, 14 Mar. 2021, www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/14/a-guide-to-the-gaza-strip.
“General Assembly - Question of Palestine.” General Assembly, United Nations, www.un.org/unispal/data-collection/general-assembly/#:~:text=By%20resolution%20181%20(II)%2C,under%20a%20special%20international%20regime. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.

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