HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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in the late 19th century, when many Jews fled pogroms in Russia
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in the early 20th century, when Zionists claimed the land
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at the beginning of World War II, when many Jews fled the Holocaust
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in 1948, following a United Nations vote to partition Palestine
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Detailed explanation-1: -On November 29, 1947 the United Nations adopted Resolution 181 (also known as the Partition Resolution) that would divide Great Britain’s former Palestinian mandate into Jewish and Arab states in May 1948 when the British mandate was scheduled to end.
Detailed explanation-2: -On 29 November 1947 the UN General Assembly voted on the partition plan, adopted by 33 votes to 13 with 10 abstentions. The Jewish side accepted the UN plan for the establishment of two states. The Arabs rejected it and launched a war of annihilation against the Jewish state.
Detailed explanation-3: -Zionists wanted to reestablish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Massive numbers of Jews immigrated to the ancient holy land and built settlements.
Detailed explanation-4: -Syria was the sole negative vote; the United States, Argentina, Colombia, the Soviet Union, and the Ukrainian SSR voted in favour; and Belgium, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, and France abstained.