The purpose of this list is to provide a high-impact introduction to the main players and ideologies in the tensions between Israel and Palestine. The wikipedia articles linked here all refer to first sources, and my curation attempts to remove a single narrative, insofar that this is even possible.
This list skips easily googleable articles ("Hamas", "1967 War", etc). It also skips articles that focus on a single viewpoint ("Palestinian Political Violence", "Greater Israel", etc). Please use these articles as a starting point to research. This is not a complete list, it simply provides key points to begin with.
- The Sykes-Picot Agreement - Map of colonial interests in the Levant at the heels of the decline of the Ottoman Empire. This isn't the beginning of history, but a good place to start.
- McMahon-Hussein Correspondence - Key piece to understanding the relations between the Arab world and the west at the time, and the resentment of UN Resolution 181.
- United Nations Resolution 181 (1947) - The legal basis for the founding of Israel and Palestine.
- Jordanian Annexation of the West Bank (1949-1988) - This is key to understanding the statehood and history of people in the west bank.
- Cairo Agreement (1969) - This introduces the key players in the formation of the current Palestinian political map.
- Khartoum Resolution - This introduces the Arab world's solidifying diplomacy towards Israel.
- Oslo Accords(1993-2000) - Of all the attempts at Israeli-Palestinian peace, this remains the most earnest and consequential attempt.
- Second Intifada (2000) - This signals a change in strategy, both political and military, in both Israel and Palestine. It also signals a public sentiment turning point.
- Israeli Disengagement From Gaza (2005) - This signals a change of approach towards a de facto 2 state solution from the Israeli side.
About me (because my bias still matters): I'm from Israel, Liberal-Leaning, with many years working in media and technology, and poor mastery of Arabic.