Events of 1915-1918
World War I Ottoman empire McMahon-Hussein Correspondence - 1915 -1916
McMahon - Arab revolt against Ottoman empire Hussein - Creation of Arab state
Balfour Declaration – 2nd Nov 1917
"His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object”
Sykes-Picot Agreement Zionism
What this led to
Palestinian Riots
1920 1921
Hebron Massacre
23rd August, 1929 67 Jews killed Rumors of Jewish occupation of Holy Lands Similar attacks everywhere
1936-1939 Arab Revolt
White paper of 1939
Renounced Britain’s intent of creating a Jewish home in Palestine Confiscated all weapons from Arab population
Palestine in 1947 Jewish Settlements in orange
Palestinian-Arab settlements in Yellow
The story of the Jews
The story of the Jews
Displaced people History of Attacks
1648 Ukraine 1821 Ukraine
The first riot actually called a ‘pogrom’
1881-4 Russia
Few deaths, but much fear and property destruction
1903-6 Russia
Many deaths Much Jewish emigration to Europe and the USA
1918 Poland 1919 Argentina 1927 Romania 1933 Germany
The Holocaust
1945 Arab states such as Libya
Holocaust
Nazi Germany and Hitler
Perpetrated the worst ‘Pogrom’ in living memory Systematic elimination of Jews
Factory-like process
Concentration Camps
Jews - identified, labelled, moved, stored, abused and finally killed
Result
Over 6 million Jews died
Exodus to safe countries
USA preferred destination
The Germans did not succeed in eliminating the Jews RESULT :: Need for a SAFE homeland
Jewish Immigrants - Palestine
UN Action
2 State theory
Palestine & Israel Israel – 55% Palestine – 45%
Rejected by Palestinian Arabs Jewish settlers welcomed it – Ben Gurion May 15,...