HSTR 370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: American Jews, Ariel Sharon, Mandatory Palestine
2 Dec 2016
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Rothschild = british banker, got great britain money to fight during world war i. Large scale jewish immigration into palestine after the war, this was overseen by the. By 1936 there where violent clashed between the palestinians and the jewish people. British fight in palestine until 1948, then they give up un comes up with a partition. Peel independent jewish state, or a muslim/jewish state. Jewish group stern lrgun (something about the star of david) plan to divide british palestine into 2 states (19th may 1948) David ben-gurion born in russian poland 1886, considered to be the primary founder of the state of israel most important leader in palestine after wwi. Golda mier was the israeli foreign minister (1956 -) and then became the prime minister. Both shared a common strategic outlook defense of israel at all costs, no friends or enemies only permanent interests (protect the border, security, access to world markets)
