Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Long video: youtu.be/Uqun0J23f6o
This video without voiceover shows the recent historical evolution of Israel.
1914: World War I – The United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire clash.
1920: Treaty of Sèvres – The Ottoman Empire is dismantled in favor of the United Kingdom and France.
1921: The United Kingdom creates Transjordan and retains Palestine.
1947: UN Partition Plan for Palestine – The UN votes to partition the territory into two states, with Jerusalem under international control.
1948: Israeli Declaration of Independence – Neighboring Arab countries go to war against the new state.
1949: End of the Arab-Israeli War – Arab territories are shared among Israel, Egypt, and Jordan.
1967: Six-Day War – Israel occupies the Sinai, the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.
1982: Peace with Egypt – Israel returns the Sinai.
1982: Operation Peace for Galilee – Israel militarily occupies southern Lebanon.
1988: Palestinian Declaration of Independence proclaimed by Yasser Arafat in Algiers.
2000: End of the occupation of southern Lebanon.
2005: End of the occupation of the Gaza Strip.
Long video: youtu.be/Uqun0J23f6o
This video without voiceover shows the recent historical evolution of Israel.
1914: World War I – The United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire clash.
1920: Treaty of Sèvres – The Ottoman Empire is dismantled in favor of the United Kingdom and France.
1921: The United Kingdom creates Transjordan and retains Palestine.
1947: UN Partition Plan for Palestine – The UN votes to partition the territory into two states, with Jerusalem under international control.
1948: Israeli Declaration of Independence – Neighboring Arab countries go to war against the new state.
1949: End of the Arab-Israeli War – Arab territories are shared among Israel, Egypt, and Jordan.
1967: Six-Day War – Israel occupies the Sinai, the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.
1982: Peace with Egypt – Israel returns the Sinai.
1982: Operation Peace for Galilee – Israel militarily occupies southern Lebanon.
1988: Palestinian Declaration of Independence proclaimed by Yasser Arafat in Algiers.
2000: End of the occupation of southern Lebanon.
2005: End of the occupation of the Gaza Strip.
