The Establishment of Israel Answers

How did Arab leaders respond to Jewish immigration into Palestine in the 1930s?

During the World War I, what promise did Great Britain make to former Ottoman Arab provinces about their status after the war?

In 1939, why did Great Britain remove their support of an Israeli homeland in Palestine?

The graph shows the number of Jews in Palestine in the years leading up to World War I.

Read the excerpt from Israel’s Declaration of Independence.The State of Israel will be open for Jewish immigration and for the Ingathering of the Exiles.–Declaration of Israel's Independence, 1948

During World War I, Great Britain promised that the Arab provinces of the Middle East would be

A Jewish supporter of assimilation most likely would have urged Jews to

The graph shows population figures for Palestine, 1880 to 1945.

What was the direct outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?

Read the excerpt from Theodor Herzl, written in 1896.The idea which I have developed in this pamphlet is a very old one: it is the restoration of the Jewish State. . . .We have honestly endeavored everywhere to merge ourselves in the social life of surrounding communities and to preserve the faith of our fathers. We are not permitted to do so. . . .No one can deny the gravity of the situation of the Jews. Wherever they live in perceptible numbers, they are more or less persecuted. Their equality before the law, granted by statute, has become practically a dead letter. They are debarred from filling even moderately high positions, either in the army, or in any public or private capacity. And attempts are made to thrust them out of business also: "Don't buy from Jews!"–The Jewish State,Theodor Herzl, 1896