A brief history of the key events and people that shaped the Arab-Israeli conflict
1914-1918 The Ottomans - who had conquered the eastern Mediterranean in 1516 - sided with Germany during the first world war. Britain supported an Arab revolt against the Ottomans, promising self rule. The British also promised the Jews a homeland in Palestine – the then foreign secretary, Lord Balfour, issuing a declaration in 1917.
Pictured, temples and ruins on the Mount of Olives in the city of Jerusalem
Photograph: Michael Maslan/Corbis
The Guardian
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