ANTB19H3 Lecture 10: Lecture 10.docx
Document Summary
British declared promising jewish a home in palestine. November 29th: un voted to partitioned palestine into two states: jews and arab. May 14 1948, jewish state was declared. In palestine, jew pop 33% and jew land ownership 6% countries. Arab lost war and israel captured 78% of historical palestine including west, east jerusalem. March 1948, jordan and israel signed to form what is called green line now. Israel side of green line is capture 78% palestine. Jerusalem stood divided between east and west. Jews were not allowed to visit western wall and palestine weren"t allowed to return home in west jerusalem. Palestinian lady said: we live in fantasy they live in denial, one day we will come to reality . She wants to go back to live in her house. Cradle of holiness added another chapter to bloody history. After 6days of fighting, all of jerusalem fell into israel"s hands. Hundreds of thousands of palestinians needed refuge.
