“Some people create their own storms, then get upset when it rains,” quoted an anonymous speaker. On May Fourteenth of 1948, Israel was created as a nation-state on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in Southwest Asia. Its creation as a nation state, for both the Jews and Palestinians, made history, for better or worse. Israel’s founding has a been a topic focused on around the world for both the justifications of its making, along with the repercussions of its founding. The bringing forth and creation of Israel, along with the consequences of its making can be linked to the Jewish want for Zionism, the interaction of international groups of influence, conflicts between the people in and out of its borders, and the anti-Semitic relationships
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The people who practice Judaism have been disregarded and persecuted around the globe. As proven in The Holocaust, “…Jews were consistently prosecuted,” and many them ended up hurt, or even dead due to people such as Adolf Hitler who wanted “…racial purity and community.”(Document G) Jewish people strived for a place where they would not be persecuted for their own lifestyle and practices. Jews such as Theodor Herzl stepped to lead the movement to give the Jewish people a state of their own in the Holy Land, also known as the State of Palestine (Document A). Herzl later wrote The Jewish State, in which he specified that “…the creation of a new State is neither ridiculous or impossible.” The want for it was clearly there, and it was only growing after the events of World War II. 1947 records show that immigration to the Holy Land made the Jewish population in Palestine grow to six-hundred thousand. The Refugee Problem details how “…Zionists wanted a state where the Jews were in the majority,” and the masses immigrating to Palestine proved it (Document C). With the strong support of Zionists from around the world, people were shown that the need for a Jewish State was evident. Zionists had clearly made their needs clear, and their movement and support was a major factor in the creation of Israel as a home for
The people who practice Judaism have been disregarded and persecuted around the globe. As proven in The Holocaust, “…Jews were consistently prosecuted,” and many them ended up hurt, or even dead due to people such as Adolf Hitler who wanted “…racial purity and community.”(Document G) Jewish people strived for a place where they would not be persecuted for their own lifestyle and practices. Jews such as Theodor Herzl stepped to lead the movement to give the Jewish people a state of their own in the Holy Land, also known as the State of Palestine (Document A). Herzl later wrote The Jewish State, in which he specified that “…the creation of a new State is neither ridiculous or impossible.” The want for it was clearly there, and it was only growing after the events of World War II. 1947 records show that immigration to the Holy Land made the Jewish population in Palestine grow to six-hundred thousand. The Refugee Problem details how “…Zionists wanted a state where the Jews were in the majority,” and the masses immigrating to Palestine proved it (Document C). With the strong support of Zionists from around the world, people were shown that the need for a Jewish State was evident. Zionists had clearly made their needs clear, and their movement and support was a major factor in the creation of Israel as a home for