Israel

What is the connection between events in Europe in the 1930s and the Jewish population in Palestine?

Many Jews fled the growing anti-Semitism that accompanied Hitler's rise to power.

In general, how did Arab residents of Palestine view Jewish immigration in the 1930s?

They demanded an end to Jewish immigration.

What was the reaction of many Arabs to the creation of Israel?

They opposed it because many had lost their land.

This graph shows population figures for Palestine, 1880-1945. The best prediction that can be drawn from the graph is that, as World War II progressed, Palestine's Jewish population would

continue to grow after 1945.

This graph shows the number of Jews in Palestine in the years leading up to World War I. Someone looking at these figures in 1914 would most likely predict that the number of Jewish residents in Palestine will

continue to increase.

After World War II, many Jews who had survived the Holocaust

had no place to call home and moved to Palestine.

Read this 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 In the excerpt, which word does Herzl use to argue that Jews previously lived in Palestine for centuries?

restoration

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

restrict the number of Jews immigrating to Palestine.

On the day of Israel's founding, neighboring Arab nations

started a war with Israel.

At the start of World War I, Palestine was controlled by

the Ottoman Empire

Read this 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 In this excerpt, Herzl is calling for

the creation of a homeland for Jews.

What event resulted in a large Palestinian refugee population?

the victory of Israel in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War

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

they wanted to protect their political and economic interests

What was the goal of Zionism?

to establish a Jewish state in Palestine

Read this excerpt from the Balfour Declaration (1917). His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people. -Balfour Declaration, 1917 What does the Balfour Declaration promise?

to support a Jewish homeland in Palestine

Read this 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 The excerpt promises that Israel will

welcome all Jewish immigrants.