Timeline in
1949
Because the background of events leading to the Zionist settlement
in Palestine is so wide, the geographical
scope of this timeline includes
events outside the immediate theatre of Palestine.
1950
1950: Yedidya Segal libel case
1950: Iran grants Israel de facto recognition and opens embassy in Jerusalem
Jan 1950: Villagers of Ghabisiyya who had returnd after previous expulsion are expelled again
1950:
start of
Operation Ezra and Nehemiah
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1949
31 Dec 1949: Israeli defeats Austrian attempt to arrest Eichmann
19 Dec 1949: 3rd military coup in Syria
09 Dec 1949: Australian resolution supporting internationalization of Jerusalem is adopted by UN General Assembly
05 Dec 1949: Israelis attack Jalbun and burn houses
20 Nov 1949: Zionist plane crashes in Norway
07 Oct 1949: Israeli army mortars village of Abasan in Gaza Strip, without any warning, killing one and wounding nine
Oct 1949: Iraqi police uncover Zionist network
Sep 1949:
end of
Lausanne Conference
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Sep 1949: Israeli government decides to accommodate Polish immigrants in hotels while Mizrahi immigrants are forced to live in tents
01 Sep 1949: Ben-Gurion triggers a storm by demanding that US Jews send their children to Israel for permanent settlement
21 Aug 1949: Murder and rape in Gan Meir, Tel Aviv
14 Aug 1949: 2nd Military coup in Syria
12 Aug 1949: Fourth Geneva Convestion is signed
20 Jul 1949: Syria-Israel armistice agreement signed
Jul 1949: Juin-Gershuni agreement on Jewish emigration from Morocco
Jun 1949:
start of
Operation “Magic Carpet”
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17 May 1949: Arrival of first British minister in Tel Aviv
17 May 1949: Date, projected by 1939 British White Paper, for establishment of an independent Palestine
14 May 1949: D F Malan declares de jure South African recognition of Israel
11 May 1949: UN General Assembly conditionally admits Israel as UN member
May 1949: Imam of Yemen agrees to allow Yemenite Jews to leave for Israel
27 Apr 1949:
start of
Lausanne Conference
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21 Apr 1949:
end of
Ethnic cleansing of the "Faluja Pocket"
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05 Apr 1949: Start of Truce talks between Israel and Syria
03 Apr 1949: Jordan-Israel armistice agreement signed
03 Apr 1949:
end of
Official armistice negotiations between Israel and Transjordan
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30 Mar 1949: Military coup in Syria
23 Mar 1949: Lebanon-Israel armistice agreement signed
17 Mar 1949: Start of Ramallah Congress of Refugee Delegates
10 Mar 1949:
end of
Operation Uvda
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08 Mar 1949: Israeli troops capture Um Rashrash (later to become Eilat)
07 Mar 1949: Jacques Gershuni meets Alphonse Juin, seeking Jewish emigration from Morocco
05 Mar 1949:
start of
Operation Uvda
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04 Mar 1949:
start of
Official armistice negotiations between Israel and Transjordan
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04 Mar 1949: UN Security Council recommends admission of Israel to UN
Mar 1949: Secret negotiations between Israel and King Abdullah
26 Feb 1949:
start of
Ethnic cleansing of the "Faluja Pocket"
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24 Feb 1949: Egypt-Israel armistice agreement signed in Rhodes
24 Feb 1949: Israel makes second application for UN membership
14 Feb 1949: Opening session of Knesset convenes in Jerusalem, underlining Israeli intention to treat the Israeli-administered part of the city as part of Israel
13 Feb 1949: End of Asefat HaNivharim
12 Feb 1949: Ireland gives de facto recognition to Israel
11 Feb 1949: Iceland grants de facto recognition to Israel
07 Feb 1949: Official announcement that A K Helm has been appointed British representative at Tel Aviv
02 Feb 1949: Ben-Gurion, as Israeli minister of defence, announces abolition of military government in Jerusalem, underlining Israeli intention to treat the part of the city under its control as part of its territory
Feb 1949: Nuri Al Said approaches Britain and Jordan about expelling Iraqi Jews
30 Jan 1949: De facto British recognition of Israel
29 Jan 1949: British authorities announce they would allow Libyan Jews to leave
28 Jan 1949: A signed letter from Ben-Gurion and Kaplan informs Weitz of the implementation of the sale, by the state, of 1 million dunams of refugees land to the JNF
27 Jan 1949: Ben-Gurion "sells" land belonging to Palestinian refugees to the Jewish National Fund
25 Jan 1949: First Israeli general election
07 Jan 1949: UN-decreed cease-fire
07 Jan 1949: RAF aircraft in Sinai shot down by Israeli Spitfire fighters
07 Jan 1949:
end of
Operation Horev (Israeli attack on Gaza and Egypt)
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Jan 1949: British forces sent to secure the port of Aqaba against Israeli attack
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