HomeOrigins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

ORIGINS OF THE ARAB-ISRAEL CONFLICT 1880s -1947



Syllabus Topics - Year 11

Zionism - its origins and aspirations

Conflicting Arab and Jewish responses to the Balfour Declaration

The nature of Arab and Jewish Responses to the question of a Jewish homeland post-World War II

The UN Partition of Palestine


Historical background, documents and maps

Timeline 1900 BCE - 1948 CE
Historical Background 70 CE - 1917

Documents

McMahon-Hussein letter 1915
The Balfour Declaration 1917
White Paper Extracts 1939
The Mufti in Berlin 1941
UN Partition Resolution 1947

Maps
The Middle East

Australia and Israel - A Comparison
McMahon-Hussein Letter 1915
The British Mandate 1920-1948
Peel Commission Partition Plan 1937
UN Partition Plan 1947

Links

Bibliography and Links
 
Material in this section by Ian Lacey © 2007