Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: a Negotiated Jewish Homeland


 
By Mare the Muse and Perplexity

The history of a negotiated Jewish homeland, starting in 1800, is a complex narrative of diplomatic efforts, population movements, and political developments. Here's an overview of the key events and phases:

In 1800, the Jewish population in Palestine was small, numbering only about 7,000 individuals1. At this time, there was no organized movement for a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

  • 1880s: The First Aliyah began, with about 35,000 Jews settling in Ottoman Palestine between 1882 and 19032.

  • 1897: Theodor Herzl convened the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, marking the formal launch of the Zionist movement5.

  • 1917: The Balfour Declaration was issued, expressing British support for a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine7.

  • 1919-1923: The Third Aliyah brought 40,000 Jews to Palestine following World War I4.

  • 1922-1948: The British Mandate for Palestine created conditions for implementing the Balfour Declaration's promises4.

  • 1924-1929: The Fourth Aliyah saw 82,000 Jews arrive, many fleeing anti-Semitism in Europe4.

  • 1937: The Peel Commission proposed the first two-state solution, dividing Palestine into Jewish and Arab states3.

  • 1945: The aftermath of the Holocaust intensified efforts to establish a Jewish state7.

  • 1947: The United Nations adopted Resolution 181, proposing the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states3.

  • May 14, 1948: David Ben-Gurion declared the establishment of the State of Israel3.

  • May 14, 1948: U.S. President Harry Truman recognized Israel as a legitimate Jewish state, just eleven minutes after its creation7.

Throughout this period, the Jewish population in Palestine grew significantly. By 1947, Jews constituted about 32% of the population in the region1. The establishment of Israel in 1948 marked the culmination of decades of diplomatic efforts, immigration waves, and political negotiations aimed at creating a Jewish homeland.

Citations:

  1. https://www.jpr.org.uk/insights/tenfold-how-israel-became-jewish-state-numbers
  2. https://www.cjpme.org/fs_181
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliyah
  5. https://tikvah.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sample-curriculum-herzl.pdf
  6. https://reformjudaism.org/history-jewish-immigration-israel-aliyah
  7. https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/presidential-inquiries/recognition-israel
  8. https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-202927/

 

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