The Establishment of Israel Answers

To protect its interests in the Middle East, in 1939, Great Britain declared that it would

The Balfour Declaration was supported by

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

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

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

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

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