Chronology of
antizionism.

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Antizionism is opposition to self-determination by יהודים YEHUDIM in ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL. Empire after empire practiced that denial, making the collective life of יהודים YEHUDIM subject to foreign power. Christian and Muslim rulers could claim to inherit their sacred history and perfect יהדות YAHADUT while subordinating the people who carried it.

Antizionism as a practice precedes antizionism as a term, just as Jew-hatred existed before the term antisemitism was coined. Opposition to restoration and sovereignty appeared within older antijudaism and antisemitism; modern antizionism developed its own theories, organizations and political programs, acquiring a distinct name alongside other Jew-hatreds.

Modern statehood and the re-establishment of מדינת ישראל MEDINAT YISRAʾEL gave it new stakes: eliminating a state through which יהודים YEHUDIM could defend and govern themselves, and recasting older Jew-hating accusations in territorial terms.

Today, for many Jew-haters, antizionism has moved to the seething core of their hostility, not a peripheral digression. It gathers the religious accusations of antijudaism and the racial and conspiratorial accusations of antisemitism around opposition to sovereignty by יהודים YEHUDIM.1

For texts that codified or circulated these ideas, see also the chronology of Jew-hating publications.

For the twentieth-century fusion of Arab Islamism and German Nazism, see the chronology of Arabic Nazism.

Roman Empire

ט״ו בניסן ג׳תתל״ג 15th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 3833Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Roman forces captured מצדה MEẒADA, the last major stronghold after the destruction of בית המקדש BEIT HAʾMIKDAŜ.

ט״ו בניסן ג׳תתל״ג 15th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 3833: Roman forces captured מצדה MEẒADA, the last major stronghold after the destruction of בית המקדש BEIT HAʾMIKDAŜ.

80–81 CEPrecision: range · Basis: not-assessed

Titus commemorated the subjugation of יהודים YEHUDIM and destruction of ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM.

80–81 CE: Titus commemorated the subjugation of יהודים YEHUDIM and destruction of ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM.2

ט׳ באב ג׳תתצ״ה 9th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 3895Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Roman forces crushed מרד בר כוכבא MERED BAR KOḪBA's attempt to restore sovereignty; the fall is traditionally commemorated on this date.

ט׳ באב ג׳תתצ״ה 9th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 3895: Roman forces crushed מרד בר כוכבא MERED BAR KOḪBA's attempt to restore sovereignty; the fall is traditionally commemorated on this date.3

Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine–Sassanian war opened a brief possibility for יהודים YEHUDIM to return before restored Christian rule renewed their exclusion and persecution.

י״ח באדר 18th 𝑜𝑓 AdarPrecision: recurring-day · Basis: not-assessed

A later tradition says Byzantine ruler Heraclius broke an amnesty and permitted the killing or expulsion of יהודים YEHUDIM.

י״ח באדר 18th 𝑜𝑓 Adar: A later tradition says Byzantine ruler Heraclius broke an amnesty and permitted the killing or expulsion of יהודים YEHUDIM.

Arab empires
and successor dynasties

Caliphal law

The Pact of Umar made protection conditional on restrictions upon non-Muslim worship, communal buildings and arms. The legal tradition subordinated יהודים YEHUDIM and Christians; its developed form belongs to the early Abbasid period, not a securely dated decree by Umar I.4

Protection preserved a community under Muslim authority; it did not recognize that community as an equal sovereign.

Ayyubid and Mamluk authorities

Ayyubid ruler al-Afḍal established a North African Muslim endowment beside הכותל HAʾKOTEL.

ניסן ה׳כ״ח Nisan, AM 5028Precision: month · Basis: not-assessed

An Islamic court recorded the earlier endowment beside הכותל HAʾKOTEL, later invoked against worship rights of יהודים YEHUDIM.

ניסן ה׳כ״ח Nisan, AM 5028: An Islamic court recorded the earlier endowment beside הכותל HAʾKOTEL, later invoked against worship rights of יהודים YEHUDIM.5

Crusaders

כ״ג בתמוז ד׳תתנ״ט 23rd 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 4859Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The First Crusade captured ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM and massacred inhabitants who were יהודים YEHUDIM or Muslims.

כ״ג בתמוז ד׳תתנ״ט 23rd 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 4859: The First Crusade captured ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM and massacred inhabitants who were יהודים YEHUDIM or Muslims.6

Turkish Empire

Local Muslim creditors

ח׳ בחשוון ה׳תפ״א 8th 𝑜𝑓 Ḥeŝvan, AM 5481Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Muslim creditors burned the synagogue in the courtyard of יהודה החסיד YEHUDA HAʾḤASID; the violence dispersed the community of אשכנזים AŜKENAZIM.

ח׳ בחשוון ה׳תפ״א 8th 𝑜𝑓 Ḥeŝvan, AM 5481: Muslim creditors burned the synagogue in the courtyard of יהודה החסיד YEHUDA HAʾḤASID; the violence dispersed the community of אשכנזים AŜKENAZIM.7

Debt collection became collective destruction: the attack dismantled communal life, not merely an individual debtor's property.

Imperial and consular authorities

ט״ז בניסן ה׳תר״ז 16th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5607Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

A consular report described יהודים YEHUDIM losing European protection for remaining in ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL under Turkish rule.

ט״ז בניסן ה׳תר״ז 16th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5607: A consular report described יהודים YEHUDIM losing European protection for remaining in ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL under Turkish rule.8

א׳ באייר ה׳תרע״ה 1st 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5675Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

A wartime report described expulsions and forced naturalization confronting יהודים YEHUDIM.

א׳ באייר ה׳תרע״ה 1st 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5675: A wartime report described expulsions and forced naturalization confronting יהודים YEHUDIM.

ה׳ בניסן ה׳תרע״ז 5th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5677Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Turkish authorities ordered the evacuation of תל אביב TEL AVIV.

ה׳ בניסן ה׳תרע״ז 5th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5677: Turkish authorities ordered the evacuation of תל אביב TEL AVIV.

English Empire

ז׳ בסיון ה׳תרפ״ב 7th 𝑜𝑓 Sivan, AM 5682Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The Churchill White Paper rejected making all ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL a national home for יהודים YEHUDIM.

ז׳ בסיון ה׳תרפ״ב 7th 𝑜𝑓 Sivan, AM 5682: The Churchill White Paper rejected making all ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL a national home for יהודים YEHUDIM.

י׳ בתשרי ה׳תרפ״ט 10th 𝑜𝑓 Tiŝrei, AM 5689Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The dispute over worship at הכותל HAʾKOTEL intensified under English rule.

י׳ בתשרי ה׳תרפ״ט 10th 𝑜𝑓 Tiŝrei, AM 5689: The dispute over worship at הכותל HAʾKOTEL intensified under English rule.

ז׳ בתמוז ה׳תר״צ 7th 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5690Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The English-administered commission heard רבנים RABANIM defend worship rights at הכותל HAʾKOTEL.

ז׳ בתמוז ה׳תר״צ 7th 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5690: The English-administered commission heard רבנים RABANIM defend worship rights at הכותל HAʾKOTEL.9

כ״ח בתשרי ה׳תרצ״א 28th 𝑜𝑓 Tiŝrei, AM 5691Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The Passfield White Paper restricted immigration and land acquisition by יהודים YEHUDIM.

כ״ח בתשרי ה׳תרצ״א 28th 𝑜𝑓 Tiŝrei, AM 5691: The Passfield White Paper restricted immigration and land acquisition by יהודים YEHUDIM.

א׳ באייר ה׳תרצ״ו 1st 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5696Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

English authorities evacuated the surviving community of יהודים YEHUDIM in חברון ḤEVRON.

א׳ באייר ה׳תרצ״ו 1st 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5696: English authorities evacuated the surviving community of יהודים YEHUDIM in חברון ḤEVRON.

כ״ח באייר ה׳תרצ״ט 28th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5699Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The English Empire rejected statehood for יהודים YEHUDIM, capped immigration and made further immigration after five years conditional on Arab consent.

כ״ח באייר ה׳תרצ״ט 28th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5699: The English Empire rejected statehood for יהודים YEHUDIM, capped immigration and made further immigration after five years conditional on Arab consent.10

Imperial authority made refuge depend on the consent of those opposing further arrival.

י״ט באדר ה׳ת״ש 19th 𝑜𝑓 Adar, AM 5700Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

English land-transfer regulations prohibited or restricted purchases by יהודים YEHUDIM across most of ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL.

י״ט באדר ה׳ת״ש 19th 𝑜𝑓 Adar, AM 5700: English land-transfer regulations prohibited or restricted purchases by יהודים YEHUDIM across most of ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL.

ח׳ באייר ה׳תש״ד 8th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5704Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The English Empire restricted refuge in ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL while יהודים YEHUDIM faced extermination in Europe.

ח׳ באייר ה׳תש״ד 8th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5704: The English Empire restricted refuge in ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL while יהודים YEHUDIM faced extermination in Europe.

י״ח בטבת ה׳תש״ח 18th 𝑜𝑓 Tevet, AM 5708Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

English forces intercepted ships carrying about 15,000 יהודים YEHUDIM and detained their passengers in Cyprus.

י״ח בטבת ה׳תש״ח 18th 𝑜𝑓 Tevet, AM 5708: English forces intercepted ships carrying about 15,000 יהודים YEHUDIM and detained their passengers in Cyprus.

Arab political and religious movements

Before World War I

י״ז בניסן ה׳תרנ״ח 17th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5658Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

رضا RIḌĀ warned that organized migration and land purchases could transfer possession of ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL to יהודים YEHUDIM.

י״ז בניסן ה׳תרנ״ח 17th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5658: رضا RIḌĀ warned that organized migration and land purchases could transfer possession of ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL to יהודים YEHUDIM.11

י״ח בשבט ה׳תרס״ב 18th 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5662Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

رضا RIḌĀ explicitly identified sovereignty as the aim of ציונות ẒIYONUT and urged a response.

י״ח בשבט ה׳תרס״ב 18th 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5662: رضا RIḌĀ explicitly identified sovereignty as the aim of ציונות ẒIYONUT and urged a response.12

Interwar mobilization

ט״ז בניסן ה׳תר״פ 16th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5680Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Nebi Musa rioters attacked the community of יהודים YEHUDIM in ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM.

ט״ז בניסן ה׳תר״פ 16th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5680: Nebi Musa rioters attacked the community of יהודים YEHUDIM in ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM.

כ״ג בניסן ה׳תרפ״א 23rd 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5681Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The יפו YAFO riots began with attacks upon residents and institutions of יהודים YEHUDIM.

כ״ג בניסן ה׳תרפ״א 23rd 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5681: The יפו YAFO riots began with attacks upon residents and institutions of יהודים YEHUDIM.

כ״ג בניסן ה׳תרפ״א 23rd 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5681Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Attackers entered בית העולים BEIT HAʾOLIM during the יפו YAFO riots.

כ״ג בניסן ה׳תרפ״א 23rd 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5681: Attackers entered בית העולים BEIT HAʾOLIM during the יפו YAFO riots.

י״ז באב ה׳תרפ״ט 17th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 5689Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Arab rioters attacked יהודים YEHUDIM in ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM; massacres elsewhere followed.

י״ז באב ה׳תרפ״ט 17th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 5689: Arab rioters attacked יהודים YEHUDIM in ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM; massacres elsewhere followed.

ט׳ באב ה׳תרפ״ט 9th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 5689Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

A demonstration by יהודים YEHUDIM at הכותל HAʾKOTEL preceded the escalation into the 1929 riots.

ט׳ באב ה׳תרפ״ט 9th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 5689: A demonstration by יהודים YEHUDIM at הכותל HAʾKOTEL preceded the escalation into the 1929 riots.

כ״ח בתשרי ה׳תר״צ 28th 𝑜𝑓 Tiŝrei, AM 5690Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

رضا RIḌĀ's Thawrat Filasṭīn joined collective accusations against יהודים YEHUDIM to sacred history, conspiracy and opposition to English rule.

כ״ח בתשרי ה׳תר״צ 28th 𝑜𝑓 Tiŝrei, AM 5690: رضا RIḌĀ's Thawrat Filasṭīn joined collective accusations against יהודים YEHUDIM to sacred history, conspiracy and opposition to English rule.13

י״א בתמוז ה׳תר״צ 11th 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5690Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Muslim representatives asserted ownership claims before the international הכותל HAʾKOTEL commission.

י״א בתמוז ה׳תר״צ 11th 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5690: Muslim representatives asserted ownership claims before the international הכותל HAʾKOTEL commission.14

An al-Aqsa association published a reply to a Jewish Agency circular about ציונות ẒIYONUT and Islamic holy places.

תמוז ה׳תרצ״ג Tamuz, AM 5693Precision: month · Basis: not-assessed

رضا RIḌĀ classified assistance to land acquisition by יהודים YEHUDIM as treason and war against Muslims.

תמוז ה׳תרצ״ג Tamuz, AM 5693: رضا RIḌĀ classified assistance to land acquisition by יהודים YEHUDIM as treason and war against Muslims.15

כ״ח בחשוון ה׳תרצ״ה 28th 𝑜𝑓 Ḥeŝvan, AM 5695Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

al-Difaʿ published a fatwa declaring Muslims who sold land to יהודים YEHUDIM for enrichment, rather than to escape starvation, unbelievers.

כ״ח בחשוון ה׳תרצ״ה 28th 𝑜𝑓 Ḥeŝvan, AM 5695: al-Difaʿ published a fatwa declaring Muslims who sold land to יהודים YEHUDIM for enrichment, rather than to escape starvation, unbelievers.16

כ״א בשבט ה׳תרצ״ה 21st 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5695Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Muslim scholars prescribed religious and social exclusion for knowing participants in land sales to יהודים YEHUDIM.

כ״א בשבט ה׳תרצ״ה 21st 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5695: Muslim scholars prescribed religious and social exclusion for knowing participants in land sales to יהודים YEHUDIM.17

Religious authority made coexistence costly for Muslims willing to sell: they risked exclusion in life and death.

ט״ז באדר א׳ ה׳תרצ״ה 16th 𝑜𝑓 Adar I, AM 5695Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

An al-Aqsa association's pamphlet urged pilgrims to oppose land sales and alleged plans by יהודים YEHUDIM to seize הר הבית HAR HAʾBAYIT.

ט״ז באדר א׳ ה׳תרצ״ה 16th 𝑜𝑓 Adar I, AM 5695: An al-Aqsa association's pamphlet urged pilgrims to oppose land sales and alleged plans by יהודים YEHUDIM to seize הר הבית HAR HAʾBAYIT.

ל׳ באדר א׳ ה׳תרצ״ה 30th 𝑜𝑓 Adar I, AM 5695Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

رضا RIḌĀ's published lecture predicted war and cast ציונות ẒIYONUT as an apocalyptic threat.

ל׳ באדר א׳ ה׳תרצ״ה 30th 𝑜𝑓 Adar I, AM 5695: رضا RIḌĀ's published lecture predicted war and cast ציונות ẒIYONUT as an apocalyptic threat.18

ל׳ באדר א׳ ה׳תרצ״ה 30th 𝑜𝑓 Adar I, AM 5695Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

رضا RIḌĀ demanded a total social boycott of persistent sellers of land to יהודים YEHUDIM or the English.

ל׳ באדר א׳ ה׳תרצ״ה 30th 𝑜𝑓 Adar I, AM 5695: رضا RIḌĀ demanded a total social boycott of persistent sellers of land to יהודים YEHUDIM or the English.19

כ״ז בניסן ה׳תרצ״ו 27th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5696Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

A general strike and armed revolt sought to halt immigration, land acquisition and sovereignty by יהודים YEHUDIM.

כ״ז בניסן ה׳תרצ״ו 27th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5696: A general strike and armed revolt sought to halt immigration, land acquisition and sovereignty by יהודים YEHUDIM.

German Empire
and Arab Nazi allies

כ״ח באב ה׳תרצ״ח 28th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 5698Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The Gestapo ordered coordinated enforcement of the Staatszionistische Organisation's dissolution through occupation of premises, confiscation, searches and interrogations.

כ״ח באב ה׳תרצ״ח 28th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 5698: The Gestapo ordered coordinated enforcement of the Staatszionistische Organisation's dissolution through occupation of premises, confiscation, searches and interrogations.20

ח׳ בכסלו ה׳תש״ב 8th 𝑜𝑓 Kislev, AM 5702Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

محمد أمين الحسيني MOHAMED AMIN AL-ḤUSAYNI sought Hitler's support against the national home of יהודים YEHUDIM; Hitler promised their destruction upon a future German advance.

ח׳ בכסלו ה׳תש״ב 8th 𝑜𝑓 Kislev, AM 5702: محمد أمين الحسيني MOHAMED AMIN AL-ḤUSAYNI sought Hitler's support against the national home of יהודים YEHUDIM; Hitler promised their destruction upon a future German advance.21

י״א באייר ה׳תש״ב 11th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5702Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Nazi Germany, with Fascist Italy's agreement, promised support for destroying that national home.

י״א באייר ה׳תש״ב 11th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5702: Nazi Germany, with Fascist Italy's agreement, promised support for destroying that national home.22

א׳ באייר ה׳תש״ג 1st 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5703Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

محمد أمين الحسيني MOHAMED AMIN AL-ḤUSAYNI urged Bulgaria to block the rescue of children who were יהודים YEHUDIM to ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL.

א׳ באייר ה׳תש״ג 1st 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5703: محمد أمين الحسيني MOHAMED AMIN AL-ḤUSAYNI urged Bulgaria to block the rescue of children who were יהודים YEHUDIM to ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL.

ט״ו בטבת ה׳תש״ד 15th 𝑜𝑓 Tevet, AM 5704Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Radio Berlin denounced Arab cooperation with יהודים YEHUDIM as betrayal.

ט״ו בטבת ה׳תש״ד 15th 𝑜𝑓 Tevet, AM 5704: Radio Berlin denounced Arab cooperation with יהודים YEHUDIM as betrayal.

State suppression
and antizionist prosecution

י״ב בתמוז ה׳תרס״ג 12th 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5663Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The Russian Empire ordered police to suppress public Zionist organization, propaganda, travel, fundraising, education and influence over communal leadership.

י״ב בתמוז ה׳תרס״ג 12th 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5663: The Russian Empire ordered police to suppress public Zionist organization, propaganda, travel, fundraising, education and influence over communal leadership.23

ג׳ בתשרי ה׳תש״ל 3rd 𝑜𝑓 Tiŝrei, AM 5730Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The Republic of Iraq criminalized acclaiming or promoting Zionist principles, institutional affiliation, assistance and work toward Zionist aims.

ג׳ בתשרי ה׳תש״ל 3rd 𝑜𝑓 Tiŝrei, AM 5730: The Republic of Iraq criminalized acclaiming or promoting Zionist principles, institutional affiliation, assistance and work toward Zionist aims.24

כ״ד באייר ה׳תש״פ 24th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5780Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The Islamic Republic of Iran adopted a sixteen-article statute combining criminal penalties with diplomatic, cultural, technological and intelligence duties directed against ציונות ẒIYONUT and מדינת ישראל MEDINAT YISRAʾEL.

כ״ד באייר ה׳תש״פ 24th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5780: The Islamic Republic of Iran adopted a sixteen-article statute combining criminal penalties with diplomatic, cultural, technological and intelligence duties directed against ציונות ẒIYONUT and מדינת ישראל MEDINAT YISRAʾEL.25

כ׳ בסיון ה׳תשפ״ה 20th 𝑜𝑓 Sivan, AM 5785Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Mehr published enforcement categories for criminalizing ציונות ẒIYONUT that included favorable online content and failure to report specified conduct.

כ׳ בסיון ה׳תשפ״ה 20th 𝑜𝑓 Sivan, AM 5785: Mehr published enforcement categories for criminalizing ציונות ẒIYONUT that included favorable online content and failure to report specified conduct.26

Arab states and armed forces

י״ז באדר ה׳תש״ח 17th 𝑜𝑓 Adar, AM 5708Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Arab forces besieged הרובע היהודי HAʾROVA HAʾYEHUDI in the Old City.

י״ז באדר ה׳תש״ח 17th 𝑜𝑓 Adar, AM 5708: Arab forces besieged הרובע היהודי HAʾROVA HAʾYEHUDI in the Old City.

ד׳ בניסן ה׳תש״ח 4th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5708Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Arab forces massacred the הדסה HADASSAH medical convoy.

ד׳ בניסן ה׳תש״ח 4th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5708: Arab forces massacred the הדסה HADASSAH medical convoy.

ד׳ באייר ה׳תש״ח 4th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5708Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Arab forces massacred the defenders of כפר עציון KFAR EẒʾYON.

ד׳ באייר ה׳תש״ח 4th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5708: Arab forces massacred the defenders of כפר עציון KFAR EẒʾYON.

ה׳ באייר ה׳תש״ח 5th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5708Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The remaining communities of גוש עציון GUŜ EẐION were destroyed or evacuated.

ה׳ באייר ה׳תש״ח 5th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5708: The remaining communities of גוש עציון GUŜ EẐION were destroyed or evacuated.

ו׳ באייר ה׳תש״ח 6th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5708Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Arab states invaded to destroy מדינת ישראל MEDINAT YISRAʾEL.

ו׳ באייר ה׳תש״ח 6th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5708: Arab states invaded to destroy מדינת ישראל MEDINAT YISRAʾEL.27

י״ח באייר ה׳תש״ח 18th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5708Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The final capture of הרובע היהודי HAʾROVA HAʾYEHUDI began.

י״ח באייר ה׳תש״ח 18th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5708: The final capture of הרובע היהודי HAʾROVA HAʾYEHUDI began.

י״ט באייר ה׳תש״ח 19th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5708Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Jordanian forces emptied הרובע היהודי HAʾROVA HAʾYEHUDI of its community, removing civilians and taking men of military age prisoner.

י״ט באייר ה׳תש״ח 19th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5708: Jordanian forces emptied הרובע היהודי HAʾROVA HAʾYEHUDI of its community, removing civilians and taking men of military age prisoner.28

י״ג באדר א׳ ה׳תשי״ד 13th 𝑜𝑓 Adar I, AM 5714Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The Kingdom of Jordan's nationality law explicitly excluded יהודים YEHUDIM from the automatic nationality category for qualifying former Palestinian nationals.

י״ג באדר א׳ ה׳תשי״ד 13th 𝑜𝑓 Adar I, AM 5714: The Kingdom of Jordan's nationality law explicitly excluded יהודים YEHUDIM from the automatic nationality category for qualifying former Palestinian nationals.

כ״ג באלול ה׳תשי״ז 23rd 𝑜𝑓 Elul, AM 5717Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The Kingdom of Jordan reiterated that other than Jews was a required condition for that nationality category.

כ״ג באלול ה׳תשי״ז 23rd 𝑜𝑓 Elul, AM 5717: The Kingdom of Jordan reiterated that other than Jews was a required condition for that nationality category.

כ״ח באייר ה׳תשכ״ז 28th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5727Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

מדינת ישראל MEDINAT YISRAʾEL liberated העיר העתיקה HAʾIR HAʾATIKA, ending nineteen years of Jordanian exclusion of יהודים YEHUDIM.

כ״ח באייר ה׳תשכ״ז 28th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5727: מדינת ישראל MEDINAT YISRAʾEL liberated העיר העתיקה HAʾIR HAʾATIKA, ending nineteen years of Jordanian exclusion of יהודים YEHUDIM.29

Palestine Liberation Organization

סיון ה׳תשכ״ד Sivan, AM 5724Precision: month · Basis: not-assessed

The founding PLO Charter offered conditional individual civil status to some יהודים YEHUDIM, but the PLO built no family-level system for granting or transmitting that status.

סיון ה׳תשכ״ד Sivan, AM 5724: The founding PLO Charter offered conditional individual civil status to some יהודים YEHUDIM, but the PLO built no family-level system for granting or transmitting that status.30

כ״א בתמוז ה׳תשכ״ח 21st 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5728Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The PLO prescribed armed struggle and denied both the nationhood of יהודים YEHUDIM and the legitimacy of מדינת ישראל MEDINAT YISRAʾEL.

כ״א בתמוז ה׳תשכ״ח 21st 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5728: The PLO prescribed armed struggle and denied both the nationhood of יהודים YEHUDIM and the legitimacy of מדינת ישראל MEDINAT YISRAʾEL.31

כ״ט באייר ה׳תשנ״ד 29th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5754Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

ערפאת ARAFAT invoked the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah when defending Oslo before a Muslim audience.

כ״ט באייר ה׳תשנ״ד 29th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5754: ערפאת ARAFAT invoked the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah when defending Oslo before a Muslim audience.

حماس ḤAMĀS

ה׳ באלול ה׳תשמ״ח 5th 𝑜𝑓 Elul, AM 5748Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

حماس ḤAMĀS made permanent Muslim ownership, jihad and an apocalyptic tradition of killing יהודים YEHUDIM part of its covenant.

ה׳ באלול ה׳תשמ״ח 5th 𝑜𝑓 Elul, AM 5748: حماس ḤAMĀS made permanent Muslim ownership, jihad and an apocalyptic tradition of killing יהודים YEHUDIM part of its covenant.32

Its promise of coexistence placed other religions under Islam, without independent sovereignty by יהודים YEHUDIM.33

ה׳ באייר ה׳תשע״ז 5th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5777Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

حماس ḤAMĀS accepted a state along prewar 1967 lines as a common platform, while rejecting recognition of מדינת ישראל MEDINAT YISRAʾEL or relinquishment of its claim to all ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL.

ה׳ באייר ה׳תשע״ז 5th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5777: حماس ḤAMĀS accepted a state along prewar 1967 lines as a common platform, while rejecting recognition of מדינת ישראל MEDINAT YISRAʾEL or relinquishment of its claim to all ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL.34

י״א בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד 11th 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5784Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

حماس ḤAMĀS published its justification of the October 7 attack, denying deliberate attacks on civilians.

י״א בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד 11th 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5784: حماس ḤAMĀS published its justification of the October 7 attack, denying deliberate attacks on civilians.35

Muslim jurists
claiming authority over sacred sites

ט״ז באב ה׳תשכ״ז 16th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 5727Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Muslim jurists in ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM submitted a ruling asserting exclusive Muslim ownership of sacred sites while allowing only limited worship rights to יהודים YEHUDIM.

ט״ז באב ה׳תשכ״ז 16th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 5727: Muslim jurists in ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM submitted a ruling asserting exclusive Muslim ownership of sacred sites while allowing only limited worship rights to יהודים YEHUDIM.36

י״ז באייר ה׳תשס״ד 17th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5764Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

A source compilation dates statements by Egypt's former mufti, the mufti of ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM and other jurists denying ownership claims by יהודים YEHUDIM at הכותל HAʾKOTEL.

י״ז באייר ה׳תשס״ד 17th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5764: A source compilation dates statements by Egypt's former mufti, the mufti of ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM and other jurists denying ownership claims by יהודים YEHUDIM at הכותל HAʾKOTEL.37

ה׳ באלול ה׳תשס״ד 5th 𝑜𝑓 Elul, AM 5764Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The mufti of ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM extended the claimed sanctity of al-Aqsa Mosque to surrounding buildings and prohibited their conversion into a synagogue.

ה׳ באלול ה׳תשס״ד 5th 𝑜𝑓 Elul, AM 5764: The mufti of ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM extended the claimed sanctity of al-Aqsa Mosque to surrounding buildings and prohibited their conversion into a synagogue.38

International organizations

United Nations General Assembly

ו׳ בכסלו ה׳תשל״ו 6th 𝑜𝑓 Kislev, AM 5736Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

UN General Assembly Resolution 3379 classified ציונות ẒIYONUT itself as racism.

ו׳ בכסלו ה׳תשל״ו 6th 𝑜𝑓 Kislev, AM 5736: UN General Assembly Resolution 3379 classified ציונות ẒIYONUT itself as racism.39

The General Assembly revoked the determination in 1991.40

Organisation of the Islamic Conference

ט״ו באייר ה׳תשל״ט 15th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5739Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Foreign ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference rejected sovereignty by יהודים YEHUDIM in ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM.

ט״ו באייר ה׳תשל״ט 15th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5739: Foreign ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference rejected sovereignty by יהודים YEHUDIM in ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM.41

International Union of Muslim Scholars

י״ט בניסן ה׳תש״פ 19th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5780Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) published a prediction of killing and replacing יהודים YEHUDIM in ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL, followed by apocalyptic extermination.

י״ט בניסן ה׳תש״פ 19th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5780: The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) published a prediction of killing and replacing יהודים YEHUDIM in ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL, followed by apocalyptic extermination.42

י״ח בשבט ה׳תשפ״ה 18th 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5785Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

An IUMS member's essay portrayed ציונות ẒIYONUT as a global conspiracy and demanded boycott and jihad.

י״ח בשבט ה׳תשפ״ה 18th 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5785: An IUMS member's essay portrayed ציונות ẒIYONUT as a global conspiracy and demanded boycott and jihad.43

Footnotes

  1. See the scholarly argument in Anti-Zionism, Judaism, Antisemitism, and Holocaust, chapter 7, and the documented programs below.
  2. Berthelot on Titus's Circus Maximus arch,
  3. Mishnah Ta‘anit 4:6,; Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 4.6,; Jacobson, Insights on the Bar Kokhba Revolt,
  4. Levy-Rubin, Non-Muslims in the Early Islamic Empire,
  5. Eroğlu Memiş, Between Ottomanization and Local Networks, 83–85; International Commission for the Wailing Wall, Minutes of the Session at Jerusalem, 321–322
  6. Israeli Institute of Archaeology, The Crusader Period,
  7. Aryeh Morgenstern, בניין חצר חורבת ר׳ יהודה החסיד, opening paragraph; Segula, חורבת החסיד
  8. Hyamson, The British Consulate, 100
  9. International Commission for the Wailing Wall, Minutes of the Session at Jerusalem,
  10. The White Paper, 17 May 1939, sections I–II
  11. Riḍā, Khabar wa-iʿtibār, 105–108; Beška, Responses of Prominent Arabs, 36–38
  12. Riḍā, Ḥayāt umma baʿda mawtihā, 801–809; Beška, Responses of Prominent Arabs, 38–39
  13. Riḍā, Thawrat Filasṭīn,
  14. International Commission for the Wailing Wall, Minutes of the Session at Jerusalem,
  15. Riḍā, Palestine land-sale fatwa,
  16. al-Difaʿ, فتوى فضيلة الأستاذ سعود العوري,
  17. Rock-Singer, Sacralizing the Nation,
  18. Riḍā, Muslim Youth lecture, 1935,
  19. Riḍā, final land-sale fatwa, 1935,
  20. Nicosia, Dokumente zur Geschichte des deutschen Zionismus, document 160, pp. 478-480
  21. DGFP, Series D, vol. XIII, document 515, 881–885
  22. Ribbentrop to al-Husayni, 28 April 1942,
  23. Plehve, Circular No. 6142, pp. 148-151
  24. Republic of Iraq, Penal Code No. 111 of 1969, Article 201
  25. Islamic Consultative Assembly, Law Countering the Hostile Actions, Articles 1-16
  26. Mehr, enforcement categories announcement,
  27. Arab League cablegram to the UN, 15 May 1948,; Al-Tall, كارثة فلسطين, 75–76; Shlaim, The Rise and Fall,
  28. Burdett, telegram of 29 May 1948,
  29. Western Wall Heritage Foundation, The Fall of the Jewish Quarter,
  30. PNC, Palestinian National Charter, 1964, article 7; PLO, Basic Law, 1964, articles 15–18 and 28
  31. PLO, Palestinian National Charter, 1968, articles 9, 15, 19–20
  32. Hamas, Covenant, articles 7, 11, 13, 15
  33. Hamas, Covenant, article 6
  34. Hamas, General Principles and Policies, paragraphs 18–20
  35. Hamas, This Is Our Narrative,; INSS on Hamas’s 2024 narrative,
  36. Palestinian Muslim jurists, Ruling by the Muslim Jurists,
  37. Fatwa on the Wailing Wall,
  38. Sabri, Fatwa … on the Sacredness of Buildings,
  39. UN General Assembly Resolution 3379,
  40. UN General Assembly Resolution 46/86,
  41. OIC, Political Resolutions of the 10th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers,
  42. IUMS, archive 119538,
  43. IUMS, Islamic Perspective on Global Zionism,