On 1 December King Abdullah announced the union of Transjordan with Arab Palestine west of the Jordan; only Britain recognized the annexation. Those caught by the British were mostly imprisoned in Mauritius.[233][234]. [366], Benjamin Netanyahu was elected Prime Minister again after the Likud Yisrael Beiteinu alliance won the most seats (31) in the 2013 legislative election and formed a coalition government with secular centrist Yesh Atid party (19), rightist The Jewish Home (12) and Livni's Hatnuah (6), excluding Haredi parties. Lebanon claims that Israel continues to occupy Lebanese territory called "Sheba'a Farms" (however this area was governed by Syria until 1967 when Israel took control). [359][360] The Palestinian armed factions in the Gaza Strip, led by the Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees, fired a massive amount of rockets towards southern Israel in retaliation, sparking five days of clashes along the Gaza border. It concerned God's temple in Jerusalem. In the 13th century, the Land of Israel became subject to the Mongol invasions and conquests, though these were locally routed by the Mamluk Sultanate, under whose rule it remained until the 16th century. Mapai was once again victorious in the 1959 elections, increasing its number of seats to 47, Labour had 7. Toussaint Louverture Facts & Quotes | Who was Toussaint Louverture? ", "Herodotus' Description of the East Mediterranean Coast", "Rural Monasticism as a Key Element in the Christianization of Byzantine Palestine". In November 1975 the United Nations General Assembly, under the guidance of Austrian Secretary General Kurt Waldheim, adopted Resolution 3379, which asserted Zionism to be a form of racism. His religious writings (in Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic) are still studied by Orthodox Jews. Assyrian records say that Sennacherib levelled 46 walled cities and besieged Jerusalem, leaving after receiving extensive tribute. Herzl was the man whom many consider the founder of political Zionism. Ben-Gurion's Rafi party received 10 seats, Gahal got 26 seats becoming the second largest party. After 1967, Israel captured the entire Sinai Peninsula from Egypt. Three days later, Israeli forces crossed into Lebanon beginning Operation Litani. 124 lessons The nation that came to be known by the second name given to their forefather Jacob, that is Israel. His conscription policies led to a popular Arab revolt in 1834, resulting in major casualties for the local Arab peasants, and massacres of Christian and Jewish communities by the rebels. [96] Under John Hyrcanus and his sons, Aristobulus I and Alexander Jannaeus, Hasmonean territory continued to expand. Agudat Israel were allowed to maintain their existing school system. The nation of Israel became two separate kingdoms. 24:32). A small group (about 200 activists), dedicated to resisting the British administration in Palestine, broke away from the Etzel (which advocated support for Britain during the war) and formed the "Lehi" (Stern Gang), led by Avraham Stern. The party joined in coalition with Begin and disappeared at the next election. A community of survivors settled in Jerusalem, one of whom developed the now iconic Armenian pottery.[195]. Egypt also blockaded the Gulf of Aqaba preventing Israeli access to the Red Sea. Israel then defeated (almost successively) Egypt, Jordan and Syria. It thus increased the power of the smaller parties. However, shortly after Islam was consolidated across the Arabian Peninsula under Muhammad, Byzantine Christian rule over the Land of Israel was superseded by the Arab conquest of the Levant in the 7th century. Shamir successfully formed a national unity coalition with the Labour Alignment. On 4 November 1995, a far-right-wing religious Zionist opponent of the Oslo Accords assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. With each annexation more Jews came under Nazi control. The war cost Israel over 2,000 dead, resulted in a heavy arms bill (for both sides) and made Israelis more aware of their vulnerability. The coalition's victory in the Gulf War opened new possibilities for regional peace, and in October 1991 the US president, George H. W. Bush, and Soviet Union Premier, Mikhail Gorbachev, jointly convened a historic meeting in Madrid of Israeli, Lebanese, Jordanian, Syrian, and Palestinian leaders. [110], The revolt's failure had profound demographic, theological, political, and economic consequences. Given the information available, one cannot maintain a radical cultural separation between Canaanites and Israelites for the Iron I period." By March, almost all Haganah's armoured vehicles had been destroyed, the blockade was in full operation, and hundreds of Haganah members who had tried to bring supplies into the city were killed.[262]. The Arab Higher Committee boycotted the meetings. 573 BC Nisan 10, plus 1260 + 1260 years. In addition the desire not to be held responsible for initiating conflict and an election campaign highlighting security, led to an Israeli failure to mobilize, despite receiving warnings of an impending attack.[313]. Use the form below to sign up for our free monthly newsletter. [173] The Khwarezmians were driven out by the Ayyubids in 1247. To the north is Lebanon, to the northeast is Syria, to the east is Jordan and the West Bank, and to the south is Egypt. After passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, calling for Israeli withdrawal and the creation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peace-keeping force, Israel withdrew its troops. 900 BCE[43][44] and the Kingdom of Judah existed by ca. Before Israels formation, there had been a great migration of Jewish people from all over the world, especially from Europe. Israel has become a powerful military power in the region. In 1839 Moses Montefiore met with Muhammed Pasha in Egypt and signed an agreement to establish 100200 Jewish villages in the Damascus Eyalet of Ottoman Syria,[187] but in 1840 the Egyptians withdrew before the deal was implemented, returning the area to Ottoman governorship. Violence between Jewish settlers and Arabs in Palestine soon escalated in the territory, and both sides armed themselves. On 14 July 2011, the largest social protest in the history of Israel began in which hundreds of thousands of protesters from a variety of socio-economic and religious backgrounds in Israel protested against the continuing rise in the cost of living (particularly housing) and the deterioration of public services in the country (such as health and education). 23 Apr. Both Jews and Arabs thus have a . This is repeated several times: In the year 537 B.C., 360 years of punishment remained on God's timetable. Both Arabs and minorities prospered across the region and much scientific progress was made. "Diocaesarea" in The Catholic Encyclopedia. As the Zionist movement grew, large groups of Jews began migrating to the Holy Land in the 1880s and setting up Jewish agricultural settlements. [237] Despite this, the Jewish Agency called on Palestine's Jewish youth to volunteer for the British Army (both men and women). In many countries (most notably the 1935 German Nuremberg laws), Jews reverted to being non-citizens deprived of civil and economic rights, subject to arbitrary persecution. [379][380][381], In late 2020, Israel normalised relations with four Arab League countries: the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in September (known as the Abraham Accords),[382] Sudan in October,[383] and Morocco in December. It was subsequently made illegal. ", The Pitcher Is Broken: Memorial Essays for Gosta W. Ahlstrom, Steven W. Holloway, Lowell K. Handy, Continuum, 1 May 1995, "Saul and Highlands of Benjamin Update: The Role of Jerusalem", "Observations on the Layout of Iron Age Samaria", "The Rise of YHWH in Judahite and Israelite Religion: Methodological and Religio-Historical Aspects", "Chapter 3 Israel and Judah from 926/925 to the Conquest of Samaria in 722/720 BCE", "Cuneiform tablet with part of the Babylonian Chronicle (605-594 BC)", "Chronicle Concerning the Early Years of Nebuchadnezzar II", "The History of the Benjamin Region under Babylonian Rule", "HYRCANUS, JOHN (JOHANAN) I. Jews consider the Temple Mount (Muslim name Noble Sanctuary) to contain the Foundation Stone (see also Holy of Holies), which is the holiest site in Judaism. Seleucid power was in decline and the Hasmonean leader John Hyrcanus was able to create an independent Jewish kingdom, and double the kingdom's size. In October 2011, a deal was reached between Israel and Hamas, by which the kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was released in exchange for 1,027 Palestinians and Arab-Israeli prisoners. [277], In 1950 the Knesset passed the Law of Return, which granted to all Jews and those of Jewish ancestry (Jewish grandparent), and their spouses, the right to settle in Israel and gain citizenship. Although many Jews wanted to leave Nazi Germany, the Nazis prevented Jews from taking any money and restricted them to two suitcases so few could pay the British entry tax and many were afraid to leave. [41][42], Historians and archaeologists agree that the northern Kingdom of Israel existed by ca. The hijackers threatened to kill the remaining, 100-odd Jewish passengers (and the French crew who had refused to leave). The Kingdom of Judah was smaller but more stable; the Davidic dynasty ruled the kingdom for the four centuries of its existence, with the capital always in Jerusalem, controlling the Judaean Mountains, most of the Shephelah and the Beersheba valley in the northern Negev.[51]. (Also see Ezekiel 16.) Three weeks later, Begin won again, in the 1981 elections (48 seats Likud, 47 Labour). His participation in the conference led to the collapse of his (right-wing) coalition. Rabin resigned in April 1977 after it emerged that his wife maintained a dollar account in the United States (illegal at the time), which had been opened while Rabin was Israeli ambassador. The State of Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948. Although the Arab conquest was relatively peaceful and did not cause widespread destruction, it did alter the country's demographics significantly. Jacob is Named Israel 10 And God said to him, "Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. 116 views, 2 likes, 2 loves, 9 comments, 2 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Unity Temple Church of God in Christ: 2nd Sunday Service Thank you for. Chronicle of a territorial dispute". In August 1982, the PLO withdrew its forces from Lebanon (moving to Tunisia). When Britain pulled out the last of its troops in May of 1948, David Ben-Gurion declared the independence of the state of Israel. In 64 BCE the Roman general Pompey conquered Syria and intervened in the Hasmonean civil war in Jerusalem, restoring Hyrcanus II as High Priest and making Judea a Roman vassal kingdom. In 1948, Britain allowed the Jewish state of Israel to form in the territory known as Palestine. [246] Leadership of the movement passed to the Jewish Agency in Palestine, now led by the anti-British Socialist-Zionist party (Mapai) led by David Ben-Gurion. By the mid-19th century, this region was largely inhabited by Arabs, many of whom were Muslim. The 1984 election was inconclusive, and led to a power sharing agreement between Shimon Peres of the Alignment (44 seats) and Shamir of Likud (41 seats). Israel signed armistices with Egypt (24 February), Lebanon (23 March), Jordan (3 April) and Syria (20 July). In 1983, the May 17 Agreement was signed between Israel and Lebanon, paving the way for an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory through a few stages. [221] After 1938, the British tried to prevent immigration, mostly due to the outbreak of the 1936-1939 Arab Revolt. He started with the year 1948, when Israel was restored as a nation. In an effort to win independence, Zionists now waged a guerrilla war against the British. This and frequent invasion exercises by Egypt and Syria led to Israeli complacency about the threat from these countries. The truth is that Israeli statehood in 1948 was and is irrelevant to Bible prophecy. Cyprus was so severely depopulated that new settlers were imported and Jews banned from living there. The Dome of the Rock is a sacred site in Jerusalem and significant to Muslim people. In 1963 Yigael Yadin began excavating Masada. [203], The Balfour declaration was published on the 2nd of November 1917 and the Bolsheviks seized control of Russia a week later. Hamas claimed responsibility for most of the bombings. In February 1996 Rabin's successor, Shimon Peres, called early elections. Following the agreement Israel and Egypt became the two largest recipients of US military and financial aid[321] (Iraq and Afghanistan have now overtaken them). Israel continued to operate against the PLO until its eventual departure in 1985, and kept a small force stationed in Southern Lebanon in support of the South Lebanon Army until May 2000. It was conquered by Turkish Sultan Selim I in 151617, becoming a part of the province of Ottoman Syria for the next four centuries, first as the Damascus Eyalet and later as the Syria Vilayet (following the Tanzimat reorganization of 1864). Arlosoroff had been the boyfriend of Magda Ritschel some years before she married Joseph Goebbels. 11: United Nations Special Committee on Palestine: Report to the General Assembly Volume 1: Lake Success, New York 1947: Retrieved 30 May 2012, Declaration of Establishment of State of Israel: 14 May 1948: Retrieved 2 June 2012, "Countries Compared by Government > UN membership date. [290] The plan failed when eleven agents were arrested. State funding was introduced for elected parties. [60] The Samaritans claim to be descended from Israelites of ancient Samaria who were not expelled by the Assyrians. Israel and the PLO signed the GazaJericho Agreement in May 1994, and the Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities in August, which began the process of transferring authority from Israel to the Palestinians. In 1799 Napoleon briefly occupied the country and planned a proclamation inviting Jews to create a state. In the United States and Palestine, Jews of European origin became disconnected from their families and roots. Over a thousand years has passed since the times of Israel began. Although many of the events in the Bible and Tanakh cannot be corroborated with other sources, it is certain that on and off for hundreds of years there was a Jewish kingdom along the Eastern Mediterranean. Most notably, the Roman Empire took control of Israel in 63 BCE when they were expanding eastward. The main underground Jewish militia, the Haganah, formed an alliance called the Jewish Resistance Movement with the Etzel and Stern Gang to fight the British. [287] In 1954 the Uzi submachine gun first entered use by the Israel Defense Forces. Subtracting 907,200 days from the Gregorian date of May 14, 1948, the calculator reveals a date of July 15, 537 B.C. This support was a huge boost for the Zionist cause because Great Britain controlled Palestine after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire following World War I. In September 1970 King Hussein of Jordan drove the Palestine Liberation Organization out of his country. [18] There were probably independent or semi-independent city-states. There was already sympathy for the aims of Zionism in the British government, including the Prime Minister Lloyd George. Some pastors still quote this verse saying, "The . The British, on the other hand, decided on 7 February 1948 to support the annexation of the Arab part of Palestine by Transjordan. Now in bringing forth this nation God twice made a decision to set aside one person and choose another. The Yemenite children affair led to the first Israeli public inquiry (the Fromkin Inquiry),[285] the collapse of the coalition, and an election in 1951, with little change in the results. In 1660, a Druze revolt led to the destruction of Safed and Tiberias. [132], As a result of the disastrous effects of the Bar Kokhba revolt, Jewish presence in the region significantly dwindled. However, several bordering kingdoms and empires came to conquer, control, and destroy these kingdoms. The best of these became members of the Sanhedrin,[141] which was located first at Sepphoris and later at Tiberias. The foundation for creating modern Israel in the 20th century was that Jewish Kingdoms had existed in the same area thousands of years prior. Israel received financial aid from private donations from outside the country (mainly the United States). [70], Under King Josiah (ruler from 641 619), the Book of Deuteronomy was either rediscovered or written. The Zionist Union alliance came second with 24 seats. Israeli forces, commanded by General Moshe Dayan, attacked Egypt on 29 October 1956. Begin's Herut party joined with the Liberals to form Gahal. Britain signed a treaty with the United States (which did not join the League of Nations) in which the United States endorsed the terms of the Mandate. Jordanian forces remained in the West Bank, where the British had stationed them before the war. Israeli Settlements continue to encroach on Palestinian controlled land. Upon receiving US guarantees of Israeli access to the Suez Canal, freedom of access out of the Gulf of Aqaba and Egyptian action to stop Palestinian raids from Gaza, the Israelis withdrew to the Negev. At the end of November, tenuous local ceasefires were arranged between the Israelis, Syrians and Lebanese. The centre of PLO activity then shifted to Lebanon, where the 1969 Cairo agreement gave the Palestinians autonomy within the south of the country. His teachings led to the development of a new religion: Christianity. Why was Israel created? Despite heavy casualties, the Palestinians claimed victory, while Fatah and the PLO (of which it formed part) became famous across the Arab world. We don't know the exact day of the proclamation, but the Bible reveals that it had to be prior to the seventh month on the Jewish calendar because in that month, "the Israelites had settled in their towns, all the people assembled together as one person in Jerusalem." In 1955 the Egyptian government began recruiting former Nazi rocket scientists for a missile program.[288][289]. The United Nations divided Israel and the state of Palestine in 1948 through a plan that never went into full effect because Israel declared independence before the plan could be fully in place. Palestinian fedayeen attacks, often organized and sponsored by the Egyptians, were made from (Egyptian) occupied Gaza. The plan sought to establish Jewish territorial continuity by conquering mixed zones. Following Sadat's visit, 350 Yom Kippur War veterans organized the Peace Now movement to encourage Israeli governments to make peace with the Arabs. The war concluded with Hezbollah evacuating its forces from Southern Lebanon, while the IDF remained until its positions could be handed over to the Lebanese Armed Forces and UNIFIL. [324] Constant casualties among Israeli soldiers and Lebanese civilians led to growing opposition to the war in Israel. On 13 September 1993, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) signed the Oslo Accords (a Declaration of Principles)[326][bettersourceneeded] on the South Lawn of the White House. In response to a wave of suicide bomb attacks, culminating in the Passover massacre (see List of Israeli civilian casualties in the Second Intifada), Israel launched Operation Defensive Shield in March 2002, and Sharon began the construction of a barrier around the West Bank. Immediately following the declaration of the new state, both superpower leaders, US President Harry S. Truman and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, recognized the new state.
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