Facts About Israel -- History
via israel-info.gov.il

Introduction

Biblical Times

• The Patriarchs
• Exodus and Settlement
• The Monarchy
• Divided Monarchy
• First Exile

Second Temple Period

• Persian and Hellenistic Rule
• Hasmonean Dynasty
• Roman Rule

Foreign Domination

• Under Byzantine Rule
• Under Arab Rule
• The Crusader Period
• Under Mamluk Rule
• Under Ottoman Rule
• Under British Rule
• Road to Independence

The State of Israel

• Independence Regained
• State-Building
• 1956 Sinai Campaign
• Years of Consolidation
• 1967 Six-Day War
• From War to War
• From War to Peace
• 1982 Operation Peace for Galilee
• Domestic Challenges
• The Peace Process

Historical Highlights