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It was conquered by the Romans in 200 B.C. In 1948, it once again became a sovereign nation.
 
It was conquered by the Romans in 200 B.C. In 1948, it once again became a sovereign nation.
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The state of Israel was created in 1948 at 1600 on 14 May 1948 in Tel Aviv as a country for many Jews affected and displaced by the second world war [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/1948.stm 1].
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The state of Israel was created in 1948 at 1600 on 14 May 1948 in Tel Aviv as a country for many Jews affected and displaced by the second world war in addition to the existing population of Palestinian Jews[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/1948.stm 1].
 
The Zionist movement of the 1920's and 30's saw Zionists migrate to then British Mandate Palestine from 25000 in 1903 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/1897.stm 2] to 11% of Palestine's population by 1922 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/1897.stm 3]
 
The Zionist movement of the 1920's and 30's saw Zionists migrate to then British Mandate Palestine from 25000 in 1903 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/1897.stm 2] to 11% of Palestine's population by 1922 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/1897.stm 3]
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[[Category:History]]
 
[[Category:History]]
 
[[Category:Bible]]
 
[[Category:Bible]]
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[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/default.stm History of Conflict]
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