Lesson 1From Ottoman Rule to British Mandate (pre-1917 to 1948): Balfour Declaration and Mandate InstitutionsWe look at how things shifted from late Ottoman control to British Mandate, putting focus on the Balfour Declaration, the League of Nations terms, and how British ways, setups, and tensions between groups set the base for future fights and the birth of a state.
Ottoman running of things and local peopleWorld War I fights in PalestineBalfour Declaration words and backgroundMandate rules and legal setupJewish Agency and Arab leaders groupsRiots, inquiry groups, and White PapersLesson 21967 Six-Day War and Territorial Changes: Settlements, Occupation, and Security ImplicationsThis part looks closely at the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel's quick land gains, and how taking over land, building settlements, and new borders changed security thinking, talks with neighbours, life for Palestinians, and arguments about land and rightfulness.
Tensions and team-ups in the region before warHow the Six-Day War went on each frontUN Resolution 242 and legal talksStart and spread of Israeli settlementsRules in West Bank and Gaza occupationSecurity thinking after land growthLesson 31948–1967 Formative Wars and State-Building: Refugee Issue and Absorption PoliciesThis part covers Israel's key building years from 1948 to 1967, including taking in different Jewish newcomers, the ongoing Palestinian refugee problem, border troubles, the 1956 Sinai fight, and how these built strong setups, sense of self, and security needs.
Big coming in of people and taking them in policiesMizrahi groups and social dividesPalestinian refugees and UNRWA workBorder sneaking and payback raids1956 Sinai fight and Suez troubleBuilding setups and national sense of selfLesson 421st-Century Turning Points: Disengagement from Gaza (2005), Gaza Conflicts, and Recent Normalization AgreementsThis part reviews big changes in the 21st century: the 2005 pullout from Gaza, later Gaza wars, rocket and tunnel dangers, and fresh agreements with Arab countries, weighing their effects on safety, talks, and home matters.
Sharon’s pullout plan and reasonsClearing Gaza settlements and effectsHamas taking over and Palestinian inside splitGaza wars and changing fight waysRocket defence and Iron Dome setupAbraham Accords and region realignmentLesson 5Domestic Political Shifts Since 2009: Polarization, Judicial Debates, and Changing Party AlignmentsWe dig into Israel's home politics since 2009, looking at vote ups and downs, Netanyahu’s long time in charge, rising splits, talks on court changes and balances, moves in right and center-left groups, and protest actions.
Netanyahu time and team-up patternsRise of middle and new protest partiesReligious-secular and group splitsCourt change plans and pushbackSupreme Court role and Basic LawsBig protests and trust in setupsLesson 6Peace Processes: Camp David (1978) and Oslo Accords (1993) — Terms and Political ImpactThis part breaks down the 1978 Camp David agreements and 1993 Oslo setup, comparing their terms, rollout troubles, and effects on Israeli, Palestinian, and wider region politics, including hopes from backers and worries from critics on safety and rightfulness.
Sadat’s visit and Camp David talksEgypt-Israel treaty terms and resultsOslo I and Oslo II main rulesPalestinian Authority and limited self-ruleIsraeli and Palestinian people reactionsKillings, troublemakers, and breakdownsLesson 7Late 19th-Century Zionism: Key Thinkers, Movements, and the First AliyahWe follow late 19th-century Zionism under Ottoman rule, spotlighting main thinkers, idea flows, and early setups, and check the First Aliyah’s people numbers, settlement ways, ties with locals, and long-run political weight.
European hate against Jews and Jewish nation feelingHerzl, Ahad Ha’am, and competing viewsReligious, work, and revisionist streamsFirst Aliyah people numbers and startsFarm colonies and land buyingTies with Arab groups and leadersLesson 81973 Yom Kippur War and Its Political/Economic AftermathHere we break down the surprise 1973 Yom Kippur War, battle moves, big power involvement, and how the war’s shock changed Israeli politics, economy, army-civil ties, and opened ways to pull back and peace chats.
Spy failures and warning signsEgyptian and Syrian attack plansU.S. and Soviet parts in the warHome shock and the Agranat groupEconomic hard times and oil block effectsFrom war to pull back and peace chatsLesson 9Intifadas (First and Second) and Their Effects on Security Policy and PoliticsThis part looks into the First and Second Intifadas, their roots in takeover and frustration, ways used by both sides, and how these uprisings changed Israeli safety policy, people’s views, Palestinian politics, and the bigger peace way.
Roots of First Intifada in daily lifeGrassroots setup and civil pushbackOslo way and Intifada resultsSecond Intifada starts and riseSuicide blasts and counter waysSafety wall and policy turnLesson 10UN Partition and 1948 War: Creation of the State and Demographic/Political ConsequencesWe check the 1947 UN Partition Plan, the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and how state birth, battle results, and people moves shaped Israel’s borders, people balance, Palestinian refugee life, and the new state’s political setups.
UNSCOP ideas and partition mapJewish and Arab answers to the planCivil war time before May 1948Declaration of Independence and talksMilitary fights and armistice linesNakba, refugees, and people shifts
