Lesson 1Ottoman Control to British Mandate (before 1917 to 1948): Balfour Declaration and Mandate BodiesWe follow the change from late Ottoman control to the British Mandate, focusing on the Balfour Declaration, League of Nations mandate terms, and how British policies, bodies, and community tensions laid bases for later fights and state formation.
Ottoman management and local communityWorld War I fights in PalestineBalfour Declaration words and backgroundMandate charter and legal setupJewish Agency and Arab leadership groupsRiots, inquiries, and White PapersLesson 21967 Six-Day War and Land Changes: Settlements, Occupation, and Safety EffectsThis part looks at the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel’s quick land gains, and how occupation, settlement policy, and new borders reshaped safety teaching, regional talks, Palestinian life, and talks over land and rightfulness.
Before-war regional tensions and partnershipsPath of the Six-Day War by frontUN Resolution 242 and legal talksBeginnings and growth of Israeli settlementsOccupation policies in West Bank and GazaSafety teaching after land growthLesson 31948–1967 Forming Wars and State-Building: Refugee Matter and Absorption PoliciesThis part covers Israel’s forming 1948–1967 time, including taking in diverse Jewish newcomers, unsolved Palestinian refugee matters, border clashes, the 1956 Sinai Campaign, and how these shaped bodies, identity, and safety priorities.
Mass coming in and absorption policiesMizrahi communities and social gapsPalestinian refugees and UNRWA roleBorder sneaking in and reprisal raids1956 Sinai Campaign and Suez CrisisBody-building and national identityLesson 421st-Century Turning Points: Pullout from Gaza (2005), Gaza Fights, and Recent Normal DealsThis part reviews key 21st-century turning points: the 2005 Gaza pullout, later Gaza wars, rocket and tunnel threats, and recent normal deals with Arab countries, checking their safety, talk, and home effects.
Sharon’s pullout plan and reasonsClearing of Gaza settlements and effectHamas takeover and inner Palestinian splitGaza wars and changing military waysRocket defence and Iron Dome systemAbraham Accords and regional realignmentLesson 5Home Political Shifts Since 2009: Division, Court Debates, and Changing Party LinesWe look into Israeli home politics since 2009, focusing on vote changes, Netanyahu’s long time, growing division, talks over court reform and checks and balances, shifts in right and centre-left groups, and protest movements.
Netanyahu time and coalition patternsRise of centre and new protest partiesReligious-secular and ethnic splitsCourt reform plans and oppositionRole of Supreme Court and Basic LawsMass protests and public trust in bodiesLesson 6Peace Processes: Camp David (1978) and Oslo Accords (1993) — Terms and Political EffectThis part breaks down the 1978 Camp David Accords and 1993 Oslo frame, comparing their terms, doing challenges, and political effect on Israeli, Palestinian, and regional politics, including supporters’ hopes and critics’ safety and rightfulness worries.
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 public reactionsKillings, spoilers, and breakdownsLesson 7Late 19th-Century Zionism: Key Thinkers, Movements, and the First AliyahWe follow late 19th-century Zionism under Ottoman control, pointing out key thinkers, idea streams, and early bodies, and look at the First Aliyah’s numbers, settlement ways, relations with local groups, and long-term political meaning.
European hate against Jews and Jewish nationalismHerzl, Ahad Ha’am, and rival viewsReligious, work, and revisionist flowsFirst Aliyah numbers and beginningsFarm colonies and land buyingRelations with Arab communities and leadersLesson 81973 Yom Kippur War and Its Political/Economic AftermathHere we break down the surprise 1973 Yom Kippur War, battle growths, big power involvement, and how the fight’s shock reshaped Israeli politics, economy, civil-military relations, and opened paths to pullout and peace talks.
Spy failures and warning signsEgyptian and Syrian attack plansU.S. and Soviet roles in the warHome shock and the Agranat InquiryEconomic crisis and oil ban effectsFrom war to pullout and peace talksLesson 9Uprisings (First and Second) and Their Effects on Safety Policy and PoliticsThis part looks into the First and Second Uprisings, their beginnings in occupation and frustration, ways used by both sides, and how these uprisings changed Israeli safety policy, public view, Palestinian politics, and the wider peace process.
Roots of the First Uprising in daily lifeGrassroots setup and civil resistanceOslo process and Uprising resultsSecond Uprising triggers and riseSuicide bombs and counter waysSafety wall and policy turnLesson 10UN Split and 1948 War: Creation of the State and Number/Political ResultsWe look at the 1947 UN Split Plan, the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and how statehood, battle results, and people moves shaped Israel’s borders, number balance, Palestinian refugee status, and the new state’s political bodies.
UNSCOP suggestions and split mapJewish and Arab answers to the planCivil war phase before May 1948Declaration of Independence and talksMilitary campaigns and armistice linesNakba, refugees, and number shifts
