Here is a time line leading up to the rather lengthy quote by Eki from wiki.
I saw a show on "The History Chanel" a long time ago, about how a Jewish unit of the British Military made a complete copy of themselves and were responsible for a large part of the relocation at (or near) the end of WW2 against the orders of the Brits as they feared a conflict with the natives. I believe it was lead by "Old One Eye" but I could be wrong on that one. I'll look for a link!
This story to be continued!
3000BC -- Canaanites inhabit Palestine
1125BC -- Israelites conquer the Canaanites
1050BC -- Philistines conquer Israelites.
1000BC -- Under King David, Israelites conquer Philistines and establish the nation of Israel. After his son, King Solomon dies, Israel becomes divided: the north becoming Israel and the south becoming Judah.
722BC -- Israel falls to Assyria
586BC -- Babylon captures Judah -- This defeat resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of most of the Jews to Babylon -- the so-called Babylonian captivity.
539BC -- Under Cyrus the Great, the Persians conquered Babylonia. The Jews were allowed to return to Judaea, a district in Palestine.
333BC -- Alexander the Great captures Palestine. His successors -- the Egyptian Ptolemies and the Syrian Seleucids -- tried without success to force Greek culture and religion on the people.
141-63BC -- The Jews revolted and established an independent state. This lasted until Pompey the Great conquered Palestine for Rome and made it a province of the Roman Empire ruled by Jewish kings. Rome ruled Palestine for about 700 years.
638AD -- Palestine is invaded by Muslim Arab armies that capture Jerusalem. Thus begins 1300 years of Muslim presence in what becomes known as Filastin.
1517 -- The Mamelukes are defeated by the Ottomans, who rule Palestine for the next four hundred years -- until the winter of 1917-18.
1880s -- With the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe, Jews begin to migrate to Palestine.
1917-18 -- The British takes Palestine from the Ottomans at the end of World War I.
1917 -- Britain creates Balfour Declaration that outlines conditions to create a "national home" for Jews in Palestine. With this declaration, Britain hoped to gain the support of the Jews for the Allied cause in World War I.
July 24 1922 -- The declaration was incorporated into the League of Nations mandate for Palestine. It outlines the terms under which Britain was given responsibility for temporary administration of the country. The mandate lasted from 1922-1948.
1935 -- Over 60,000 Jews come into Palestine.
1936 -- Because of a fear of Jewish domination, an Arab revolt broke out. This continues on and off until 1939.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/662005/posts
