THE 1970S 1969 1979
CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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Persecution of Jewish people has occurredin Europe for thousands of years. Zionism, the belief that the Jewish people should havea homeland, arose in the nineteenth century.The movement resulted in the creation of thestate of Israel in 1948. How is the persecution ofJews related to Zionism and the creation ofIsrael?
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Jewish people were often persecuted, inpart, because they were a minority populationin many countries. Zionists worked to createa Jewish state where Jewish people would bethe majority.
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Many European governments openlysupported Zionist beliefs. They believed that aJewish state would be a strong trading partnerthat would help spread Jewish values to othernations.
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Jewish people were often persecuted, inpart, because they held Zionist beliefs.Europeans believed that if all Jews emigrated toa Jewish state then Jewish people would nolonger be persecuted.
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Many European governments openlysupported Zionist activists. They believed theycould forcefully deport Jewish people to aJewish state with little international outcry.
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