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Middle East after World War II: Israel

  • Britain seizes Palestine from Ottomans

    Britain seizes Palestine from Ottomans

    They establish this as a "national home for Jewish people" through the Balfour Declaration. This would become a 'nation-state' for the Jewish community, through British imperialism.
  • Seperation of Jordan and Palestine

    Seperation of Jordan and Palestine

    Britain separates Transjordan from Mandate Palestine, forbids Jewish settlement in the former.
  • Limit on Jewish Migration

    Limit on Jewish Migration

    British government limits Jewish migration to Palestine to 10,000 per year, excepting emergencies. This was in the White Paper of 1939.
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    Holocaust Causes Mass Migration

    Nazi Holocaust of the Jews in Europe prompts efforts at mass migration to Palestine. Jewish armed groups in pursuit of an independent Jewish state fight British authorities. The nation of Jews are being displaced at an alarming rate during this time.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Israel declares independence as British mandate ends. Admitted to the United Nations. This is their own independence movement.
  • Establish Government

    Establish Government

    Promotes a self-sufficient, agrarian, and secular Jewish democracy with a non-aligned foreign policy. This state of Israel has many Arabs traped within its borders, which causes much discomfort and war.