HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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They had ties to the land over thousands of years ago and thrived there once upon a time
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They needed safety from threatening countries
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The land was believed to be promised to them by god
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel. U.S. President Harry S. Truman recognized the new nation on the same day.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jewish religious belief defines the land as where Jewish religious law prevailed and excludes territory where it was not applied. It holds that the area is a God-given inheritance of the Jewish people based on the Torah, particularly the books of Genesis and Exodus, as well as on the later Prophets.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: It was between 1882 to 1948, when the Jews from around the world gathered in Palestine. This movement came to be known as Aliyahs.
Detailed explanation-4: -After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Jews and Arabs both claimed the right to self-determination in historical Palestine.