• During the Ottoman Empire the Jewish and Arab wanted the land of Israel. -1516

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• When Israel gained their independence and re-established Israel, the Gaza Strip was controleld by Egypt and the West Bank were under the control Jordan. -1948-49

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• During the 6-Day War, Israel gained control of the West Bank and the Gaza Strips: (Golan Height, Jerusalem). This is the result of various Arab nations attack on Israel. -1967

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• The first attempts at non-peace actions from the Palestinians, known as the intifadah. -1987

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• There were other attempts and various agreements, such as the 'Middle East Peace Conference', which was an attempt at peace within these areas and the surrounding Arabic area  -1991

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• The attempts at peace began in Oslo, Norway, known as ' Oslo Accord'.  Peace began to increase after the signing of he 'Declaration of Principle', under Clinton, which allowed the Palestinians to govern themselves -1993

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• Israel agrees to gradually withdrawal from the West Bank, under the 'Wye Agreement'. -1997​

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• Talks continue to stall with the control over the Gaza Strip and West Bank -2009

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• Talks pick back up again, but no clear solution between the two were meet. -2013-2014

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• The US embassy is established in Jerusalem and is recognized as the capital of Israel. PLO and PA are unsupportive of this recognition, thus negotiations stall, again -2017-2018

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• Today Israel controls more then half of the West Bank -2024

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• After the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7th, 2023, forces from in the West Bank began attacks on Israel. -2024

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