May 8, 2008 • 48m
Napoleon Bonaparte, seeking to establish a French presence in Ottoman-controlled Palestine, laid siege to the walled city of Acre ...Read more
May 15, 2008 • 48m
A national strike by Palestinians to protest mass Jewish immigration was met with violence by British authorities. Despite the Bri...Read more
May 22, 2008 • 48m
In late 1947 the United Nations devised a new plan for the partition of Palestine. Resolution 181 divided Palestine into an Arab a...Read more
May 29, 2008 • 48m
In early 1948, Jewish paramilitary forces began to seize more land in Palestine. By the end of July, more than 400,000 Palestinian...Read more