Historical Context

  • Palestinian Land Loss 1917 to the Present

The 1940’s-60’s

1948 — 20 people killed by Armed Zionist group (Haganah), bombed the Semiramis Hotel in Jerusalum.

  • February – Qisarya village attacked by a Zionist group
  • April – Dayr Yassin massacre
  • May –  State of Israel created, the United States and the Soviet Union recognize it immediately
  • December – UN resolution 194 passed; affirming the right of the return of Palestinian refugees
1950 — Jordan assumes administration of the West Bank.
1956 — Villages of Qalqilya, Kufr Qassem, and Khan Younis massacred.
1966 — Village of As-Samu’ massacred.
1967 — Historic Palestine, including the Gaza strip, the West Bank, the Syrian Golan Heights, and the Egyptian Sinai occupied by Israeli forces.

The 1970s-90s

1970 — “Black September” in Jordan.
1974 — Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) becomes the sole representative of the Palestinian people.
1976 — Thousands of hectares of Palestinian land stolen by Israel, now “Land Day” is an annual holiday.
1982 — Israel invades Lebanon.
1987 — The first Infitada is launched in a Palestinian territory.
1988 — The PLO accepts UN resolutions 242 and 338, accepts the state of Israel.
1993 — The PLO and Israel sign Oslo I, which was an attempted resolution for the current Isreal-Palestine conflict.
1995 — The PLO and Israel sign Oslo II, an interim agreement allowing Palestinians self-government in certain territoried of the West Bank and the Gaza strip.

The 2000s-10s

2002 — Israel reoccupies cities in the West Bank during the second Infitada.
2006 — War between Israel and Islamic political party, Hezbollah, results in the Lebanon War.
2008 — Gaza strip attacked by Israel in “Operation Cast Lead.”
2012 — Israel attacks Gaza again in “Operation Pillar of Defense.”
2014 — Israel commences “Operation Protective Edge,” the biggest assualt on Gaza since 1967.

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Nimalah Baaith-Ducharme ’20

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