HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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because of biblical support
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because of international support
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because of the persecution of the Jews
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was created, sparking the first Arab-Israeli War. The war ended in 1949 with Israel’s victory, but 750, 000 Palestinians were displaced and the territory was divided into 3 parts: the State of Israel, the West Bank (of the Jordan River), and the Gaza Strip.
Detailed explanation-2: -As a result of the war, the State of Israel controlled the area that the UN had proposed for the Jewish state, as well as almost 60% of the area proposed for the Arab state, including the Jaffa, Lydda and Ramle area, Upper Galilee, some parts of the Negev and a wide strip along the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem road.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which BEST explains why Israel became a nation-state in Palestine after 1948? After the Ottoman empire was dismantled after World War I a new Jewish nation-state was created. The United Nations decided that Jewish people needed a homeland after six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.