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Summary
- On November 29th, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly held a vote to partition British Mandatory Palestine into two independent states.
- Abba Eban, a Jewish Agency delegate, worked tirelessly to secure the necessary votes for the partition resolution.
- Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism, envisioned a Jewish state as a solution to growing antisemitism in Europe.
- The Jewish settlement in Palestine led to tensions between Arabs and Jews from the very beginning.
- The British government supported the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine through the Balfour Declaration and the Mandate.
- Riots and violence between Arabs and Jews escalated during times of political and religious tension.- The influx of Jewish immigrants to Palestine, particularly during Nazi persecution, contributed to economic growth and cultural development.
Highlights
- π³οΈ The United Nations voted on the partition of British Mandatory Palestine into two independent states.
- π Abba Eban worked relentlessly to secure votes for the partition resolution.
- π Theodor Herzl believed a Jewish state would diminish antisemitism and the diaspora.
- βοΈ Tensions between Arabs and Jews arose from the early years of Jewish settlement in Palestine.
- π¬π§ The British government supported the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine.
- π₯ Riots and violence erupted during times of political and religious tension.
- π Jewish immigration to Palestine during Nazi persecution contributed to economic growth and cultural development.