Israel Palestine Leader History

When was Lord Arthur Balfour relevant and what did he do?

British foreign secretary who issued the 1917 Balfour Declaration supporting a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine

What did Theodor Herzl do?

Wrote Der Judenstaat and is considered the founder of the modern zionist movement, organizing the First Zionist Congress in 1897

Who was Husseini?

He was a very rich Palestinian leader who initially served as the Grand Mufti (Islamic Leader) of Jerusalem. He worked with Nazi Germany against the British and eventually fled

When was Lord Peel Relevant?

Led the Peel Commission (1937), proposing the first partition plan for Palestine

Who was the first leader of Israel?

David Ben-Gurion

When was Yasser Arafat put into power

1969 he became chairman of the PLO and leader of Fatah. He also participated with Rabin in the Oslo Accords and Camp David Summit with Clinton and Ehud Barak

When was Golda Meir in power and what did she mitigate?

1969-74, through the 72 Munich Massacre

What did Begin lead and when?

He founded the Likud Party (Very right-wing) in 1974

Why was Arafat important during the 1990s?

Directed PLO policy through the First Intifada (1987); signed the 1993 Oslo Accords and became Palestinian Authority (PA) President

Who was leader during First Antifada and 1991 Madrid Conference?

Yitzhak Shamir

What did Rabin do and when?

Signed Oslo Accords and Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty in early 90s but was assassinated 1995

When did Netanyahu come into power?

1996

What did Ehud Barak do in 2000?

Negotiated at the 2000 Camp David Summit; ordered the unilateral withdrawal from South Lebanon.

Ariel Sharon

Conducted Operation Defensive Shield (2002), built the West Bank barrier, and executed the 2005 Gaza Disengagement.

Irony came from him telling settlers to go there much earlier