of the State of Israel. Actually‚ this is the “Zionist collective memory” that “provided the ideological framework for understanding and legitimizing its vision of the future” ‚ that is‚ the creation of a State for the Jewish people in Palestine. Zionism‚ by turning narratives into myths and rituals of national importance‚ helped creating a strong national identity that was necessary for the birth of the democratic State of Israel. The particular national identity and aim of the Zionist ideology led
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07677 SOUTH WEST ASIA ASSIGNMENT 1 “WHAT WERE THE MAJOR REASONS FOR THE CREATION OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL? WAS THE BALFOUR DECLARATION THE TURNING POINT IN THE ZIONIST QUEST FOR ISRAEL?” Lecturer: Ms S. Chappell Student: Mark Walker-Roberts Lecture / Tutorial Group: Wednesday 9 - 12 p.m. Due Date: 04 September‚ 1996 INTRODUCTION The state of Israel emerged on May 15‚ 1948. It was the first Jewish state to be established in nearly 2‚000 years and was the culmination of efforts by the
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The Trials and Tribulations of Jewish Radicals and Revolutionaries The Jewish community in Eastern Europe has historically been a long suffering community amidst many other suffering communities. Racial‚ religious‚ and ethnic violence have all been targeted at the Jews‚ especially in times of trouble. It is no wonder than that many Jewish intellectuals in Europe‚ especially in the Russian empire‚ turned to radical or revolutionary solutions to solve the social ills that plagued both their communities
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Group 3: BALFOUR Declaration Various leaders of this document‚ “Debating the Balfour Declaration: The British Government Supports a Jewish Homeland in Palestine”‚ envision the impact of creating a Jewish state on Jews living in other countries would be a great change to the world. For instance‚ Jules Cambon sent a letter to Nahum Sokolow stating that creating a Jewish state would be a deed of justice. Because the French Government entered a war‚ creating a Jewish state would give a home for the
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is amongst the longest and most suffering in history. This is not a one sided issue‚ it is a conflict that stems from both sides. It has made refugees of a large number of Palestinians‚ which is also one of the key issues in achieving a lasting peace between Palestinians and the state of Israel. In order to discuss the current Israeli-Palestinian crisis it is important to first understand how this problem arose. The main focus of the problem is found in both sides
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one of the most divisive and controversial settings known to mankind. Both Zionist and Palestinian historians feel they have the right to the land known as Israel‚ the land that would go on to host the Arab-Israeli conflict. With the formation of Zionism‚ (Jewish nationalism; the belief that Jews are a people or nation that they have a right to a state and that state rightfully‚ by history and heritage is Israel) one prominent Zionist Theodor Herzl (1860–1904)‚ believed the Jews must create their
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revolution against the Ottoman Empire‚ one of Germany’s allies. In return the British would offer the Arabs their own state. Around the same time the British were trying to get support of the Jews. In return they promised them Palestine as a homeland. Zionism had experienced a great growth in support from the beginning of the 20th century. When the Great War broke out the Zionists started to press national governments more and more to answer the so called Jewish question. During the Great War the British
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Chapter 24 Key Terms 1. Positivism- a philosophy of human intellectual development that culminated in science. In The Positive Philosophy Comte argued that human thought had developed in three stages: Theological‚ metaphysical‚ and positive. 2. Natural selection- The principal of survival of the fittest. It was naturalistic and mechanistic‚ requiring no guiding mind behind the development in organic nature. Contradicted with Biblical story of creation. 3. Social Darwinism- The application
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Britain made coalitions with the Zionists or those who practice Zionism and believes that the Jews must return to their lands which was further emphasized in 1948 in the establishing the “new state of Israel”. Due to the rising number of Jewish immigration on Palestinian lands made the Palestinians revolt and opposes
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The Arab-Israeli conflict was the tension between who owned what land. When Golda Meir got a chance to be part of Israel politically‚ she took it. Her goal was to help resolve problems with the Arabs and gain peace for Israel. She has done many actions that have impacted Israel while they were going through many crisis. Known as a “tough old lady”‚ Golda Meir was an elderly‚ wise woman who was elected Prime Minister of Israel in 1969. Golda Meir had a gift for making complex issues appear more
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