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Organized by Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism, the congress officially announced Zionism's goal of establishing a legally assured home for the Jewish people in the land of israel and created an umbrella organization to promote their goal.
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sharif hussein was the ruler of the muslim holy city of mecca, during ww1, british commissioner henry mcmahon promissed him he will grant independence to most arab areas.
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the brithish balfour declarion promised to create a jewish hpomeland in the region comprising the ancient land osf israel.
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the league of nations divided ottoman lands between thee british and the french after world war 1.
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nazi germany attacked and conquered most of europe. Before and during the war, the nazi persecuted jews, eventually carrying out a genocide known as the holocaust
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in 1947, amidst growing tensions between arabs, jews, and the british, britanin announced its plan to pull out of the region and turned the question of sovereignty over to the united nation.
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in according with the un partition plan, david ben-gurion proclaimed the independence of the new state of israel on may 14, 1948 and became israel's first prime minister.
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in 1964, the palestine liberation organization (plo) was formed with the aim of destroying israel and creating a palestinian state in its place.
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In the day s before the war , Egypt, jordan, syria and iraq moved their armies to israel's borders. Egypt closed the international water way , the straits of tiran ,to all israeli shipping an act of war international law.
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During the 1967 war israel gained land from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. August 29-September 1,1967 and adopted the "3 NOs” policy--no peace with israel, no recognition of israel, nonegotiations with israel
