CIE Master Timeline
The CIE-created Master Timeline© contains more than 1,000 entries, following Jewish history through Jewish identity in the Diaspora to Zionism to contemporary issues in Israel. Search by year or by a subject through time.
Timeline of Israel and Arab-Israeli Conflict — 1800s to the Present
This timeline includes maps, photos, and hyperlinks to documents and sources also found on the website. There are four dozen hyperlinks age appropriate for teens and older; updated November 21, 2025.
Israel’s Road to the June 1967 WarCIE+
Enormous tension and risks taken by Egyptian and Israeli leaderships are recounted in a brief chronology of events that led to the June 1967 war, a benchmark turning point in Middle Eastern, Israeli, and Jewish history.
Timeline: Iran, Israel and the Jewish PeopleCIE+
Iran’s relations with Israel and the Jewish people from ancient times to the present day. June 23-June 24, 2025 — At the request of President Donald Trump, Iran and Israel enter a cease-fire to end…
Jerusalem TimelineCIE+
The Jewish people have a 3,000-year history with the city of Jerusalem as a political, economic, religious and cultural center. In ancient times, the city housed the First and Second Temples where Jews from throughout the Land of Israel and the growing Diaspora made regular pilgrimages. Español | Italiano
Timeline: Hamas-Israel Relations With Events, Statements and Clashes, 1988-PresentCIE+
Hamas’ genocide against Israelis unleashed the long-blistering hatred that Hamas possesses for Israel and Jews. Entries include severe Arab criticism of Hamas, its detriment to Palestinian nationalism, statements by its leaders, and the war’s unfolding.
Era I: Jewish Peoplehood to 1897
From the biblical covenants, Jews bound themselves to the belief in one G-d, an unbreakable tie to the Land of Israel. From its inception, Jewish identity was wrapped around the mutual commitments between G-d and the people. Judaism became the foundation for Christianity and Islam.
Era II: Zionism to Israel, 1898 to 1948
From 1898 to 1948, Zionism evolved from an idea to a concrete reality: the actual establishment of the Jewish state, Israel. Slowly, a few immigrating Jews created facts by linking people to the land. For half a century, fortuity and fortitude made the Zionist undertaking a reality. They exhibited pragmatism and gradually constructed a nucleus for a state. Through perseverance Zionists empowered themselves.
History of Zionism From the Earliest Times to the Formation of Zionism — Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906CIE+
The text of the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia entry on Zionism from its biblical origins to the death of Theodor Herzl in 1904.
Classroom Applications — Teaching With TimelinesCIE+
Timelines are visual tools which help learners understand how events and concepts unfold in historical chronology. They are especially helpful at providing insight into how events impact each other.
