Palestine Issue
Palestine Issue
Palestine Issue
19th Century Zionist movement, Jews had begun settling in Palestine as early as 1820
Balfour declaration of 1947 (efforts to establish a Jewish homeland received British approval
Hitter’s Genocide of 6 million of jews – increased international interest and sympathy for the
cause of Zionism
UN voted to partition Palestine into jewish state , arab state and small international zone
British officially withdrew on may 14 , 1948 and jewish national council proclaimed the
state of Israel