A Chronology of the Arab-Israeli Conflict The following is a chronology of the main events in, and documents on, the Arab-Israel conflict. Documents which are included in this volume are in italics. 1914-18 First World War. 24 October 1915 Letter from British High Commissioner McMahon to Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca. 16 May 1916 Sykes—Picot Agreement. 2 November 1917 — Balfour Declaration. 4-7 April 1920 4 days of violent rioting against Jews in Jerusalem. 19 April 1920 Opening of the San Remo Conference. 10 August 1920 Treaty of Sevres, or the Peace Treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies. 1-7 May 1921 Major riots in Jaffa between Jews and Arabs. 28 February 1922 Great Britain issues the Unilateral Declaration of Independence of Egypt. 3 June 1922 Churchill White Paper. 24 July 1922 The Council of the League of Nations confirms the British mandate in Palestine. 23 August 1929 Major riots between Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem. 24 August 1929 Hebron Massacre. 23 September 1932 Abdul-Aziz al-Saud founds the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1936-1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. 7 July 1937 Peel Commission. 17 May 1939 MacDonald White Paper. 1 September 1939 —_ Beginning of Second World War. 11 May 1942 Biltmore Program. 22 November 1943 Independence of Lebanon. 22 March 1945 Arab League Charter. 8 May 1945 End of Second World War in Europe. 26 June 1945 Signature of the United Nations Charter at the San Francisco Conference. 17 April 1946 Independence of Syria. 25 May 1946 The Emirate of Transjordan becomes the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 29 November 1947 UN General Assembly Resolution 181 (the partition plan). 14 May 1948 Israel declares its independence. End of the British Mandate in Palestine. 15 May 1948 Five Arab states declare war on Israel. 29 May 1948 UN Security Council Resolution 50 and the establishment of UNTSO. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023150