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Allies and Ottoman Empire clash over the Holy lnd in Palenstine.
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WW1 begins
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Balfour Declaration expresses the support for Jews to have a national home in palenstine. British hoped for Jewish support on the side of the allies.
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Anti-Semitism spread across the world but so did the spread of the Zionist movement. The Zionist have advocated Palenstine to be established as a Jewish state.
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World War ll begins with Germany's invasion of Poland; Germany
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Zionist Group leaders meet at Baltimore hotel to determine what to doo after WWll. They suggest discuss ending Britains control of Palenstine and give Jews control of it so that a Jewish commonwealth may be arranged.
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Britain's mandate over Palenstine was ending May 15 but Israel declared independence a day earlier. The USSR and USA Recognise Israel but Palestinians do not.