The Lemon Tree

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British take over Palestine

05/01/1917

They declare their intention for a Jewish National Homeland: the Balfour Declaration

Jewish population quadrupled in Palestine

1922 - 1936

Hitler takes power in Germany

January 30, 1933

Arab Terrorist al-Qassam killed by the British

11/01/1935

Ahmad Khairi Builds his Home

03/01/1936 - 12/01/1936

Two Jews Shot and Killed outside of Town

04/15/1936

This even sparked an outbreak of violence on both sides

Peel and the British recommend Palestine be divided

07/01/1937

Arab Rebellion

September 1937

Begun when a British commissioner was killed. The British response was to take control of all military, execute suspected terrorists, and jail thousands of others.

The White Paper

May 1939

The British accepted many of the demands of the Arab terrorists. They agreed to strictly limit Jewish immigration, and tighten restrictions on land sales in Palestine. The white Paper also called for a single unified state rather than a divided Palestine.

British finally defeat the Arab Rebellion

January 1940

The victory by the British was at the cost of "Tens of thousands jailed, thousands killed, hundreds executed, countless houses demolished, and key leaders in exile."

Bashir is Born

Feb 16, 1942

The UN votes to divide Palestine

November 30, 1947

Bombs planted by both Jews and arabs kill scores of people

February 1948

Abd al-Qader al-Husseini is killed

April 1948

Headquarters of Hassan Salameh devastated by Jewish explosives

April 1948

British leave Palestine, Arab and Jewish States go into effect

May 15, 1948

Bashir, Yasser, Ghiath come into Israel

07/01/1967

Bulgaria

Bulgarian King reluctantly joins Axis Powers

January 1941

"Defense of the Nation" is enacted in Bulgaria

May 1941

This mean the Jews were to have signs outside their homes identifying them as Jews, and many of their rights were taken away.

First of many mass expulsions of Jews from Bulgaria

January 1943

Moshe moves his family out of Sofia to Sliven