1624: occupied with threat from the
Safavids of
Iran, the Ottomans agree to make Fakhr ad-Din governor over a region extending from
Aleppo to
Arish. During his rule, Fakhr ad-Din initiates political and cultural relations with
Europe.
1633: the Wali of Damascus
Ahmed Pasha leads a campaign against Fakhr ad-Din from both land and sea.[citation needed]
1635: Fakhr ad-Din is hanged in Damascus.
1663-5:
Sabbatai Zevi, founder of the
Sabbateans, preaches in Jerusalem before travelling back to his native
Smyrna where he proclaimed himself the
Messiah
18th century
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1700:
Judah the Pious with 1,000 followers settle in Jerusalem.
1833: Western powers broker the
Convention of Kutahya. The terms require Muhammad Ali to withdraw his troops from Anatolia and receive the territories of Syria,
Crete, and
Hijaz in exchange.
9 June 1861: European powers led by France intervene on the side of the Maronites and force the Ottomans to establish the Maronite-dominated
Mutesarrifiyyet of Mount Lebanon.
June 1916:
Grand Sharif Hussein, the
Sharif of Mecca who shared with his fellow Arabs a strong dislike for his Ottoman overlords, enters into an alliance with the
United Kingdom and
France against the Ottomans and soon thereafter commences what would become known as
The Great Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule.
2 November 1917: The
Balfour Declaration is published in which the British Government declares its support for the establishment of a
Jewish national home in Palestine.
4 April 1918 – The first edition of the Hebrew-language
daily newspaper "
Haaretz" is published, sponsored by the British military government in Palestine.[8]
Akiva Librecht (b.
Jerusalem), Palestinian Jewish and Israeli Zionist activist and pioneer (d. 1958).
1880
23 May –
Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel (b.
Jerusalem), Palestinian Jewish and Israeli rabbi, Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Mandatory Palestine and Israel (d. 1953).
18 August –
Ya'akov Moshe Toledano (b.
Tiberias), Palestinian Jewish and Israeli rabbi, and Israeli cabinet minister (d. 1960).
25 December –
Yigal Mossinson (b.
Ein Ganim), Israeli novelist, playwright, and inventor (d. 1994).
1918
4 January –
Yossi Harel (b.
Jerusalem), Israeli military intelligence officer and pre-state
Haganah member, commander of illegal Jewish immigrants ships including the
SS Exodus (d. 2008).
30 January –
Meir Meivar (b.
Safed), Israeli politician and Haganah commander (d. 2000)
1624: occupied with threat from the
Safavids of
Iran, the Ottomans agree to make Fakhr ad-Din governor over a region extending from
Aleppo to
Arish. During his rule, Fakhr ad-Din initiates political and cultural relations with
Europe.
1633: the Wali of Damascus
Ahmed Pasha leads a campaign against Fakhr ad-Din from both land and sea.[citation needed]
1635: Fakhr ad-Din is hanged in Damascus.
1663-5:
Sabbatai Zevi, founder of the
Sabbateans, preaches in Jerusalem before travelling back to his native
Smyrna where he proclaimed himself the
Messiah
18th century
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (September 2010)
1700:
Judah the Pious with 1,000 followers settle in Jerusalem.
1833: Western powers broker the
Convention of Kutahya. The terms require Muhammad Ali to withdraw his troops from Anatolia and receive the territories of Syria,
Crete, and
Hijaz in exchange.
9 June 1861: European powers led by France intervene on the side of the Maronites and force the Ottomans to establish the Maronite-dominated
Mutesarrifiyyet of Mount Lebanon.
June 1916:
Grand Sharif Hussein, the
Sharif of Mecca who shared with his fellow Arabs a strong dislike for his Ottoman overlords, enters into an alliance with the
United Kingdom and
France against the Ottomans and soon thereafter commences what would become known as
The Great Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule.
2 November 1917: The
Balfour Declaration is published in which the British Government declares its support for the establishment of a
Jewish national home in Palestine.
4 April 1918 – The first edition of the Hebrew-language
daily newspaper "
Haaretz" is published, sponsored by the British military government in Palestine.[8]
Akiva Librecht (b.
Jerusalem), Palestinian Jewish and Israeli Zionist activist and pioneer (d. 1958).
1880
23 May –
Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel (b.
Jerusalem), Palestinian Jewish and Israeli rabbi, Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Mandatory Palestine and Israel (d. 1953).
18 August –
Ya'akov Moshe Toledano (b.
Tiberias), Palestinian Jewish and Israeli rabbi, and Israeli cabinet minister (d. 1960).
25 December –
Yigal Mossinson (b.
Ein Ganim), Israeli novelist, playwright, and inventor (d. 1994).
1918
4 January –
Yossi Harel (b.
Jerusalem), Israeli military intelligence officer and pre-state
Haganah member, commander of illegal Jewish immigrants ships including the
SS Exodus (d. 2008).
30 January –
Meir Meivar (b.
Safed), Israeli politician and Haganah commander (d. 2000)