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Theodore Herzlwas greatly
concerned withthe treatment
of Jews inEurope.
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European Jews were frequently mistreated and abused.
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Theodore Herzl came to believethat Jews would only be safe
in a Jewish homeland.
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Theodore Herzl was the founderof Zionism, a political philosophyfounded in the 1800s.
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Zionism was a political philosophythat responded to Anti-Semitismby arguing for the creation of a Jewish homeland.
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Zionists believed that onlya Jewish state or homelandcould protect Jews.
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Great Britain eventually cameto support Zionist claims fora homeland.
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To increase Jewish support for
theFirst World War, British Foreign
Secretary, Arthur Balfour,wrote a letter supporting aJewish state.
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With the collapse of theOttoman Empire after the
First World War, Great Britaingained control of Palestine.
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But with the end of the SecondWorld War, Great Britain asked
the United Nations for help.
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Jews believed that God hadgiven them the land but thePalestinians had lived in the
land for many years.
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The U.N. solution was a partition of the land into
two states.
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But by 1948, Israel was
beingattacked by neighboring
Arabstates who refused to recognize
Israel.
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The Israelis fought back andgained control of many Palestinian lands. Many
Palestinians were forced intoexile.
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To this day, conflict betweenIsraelis and Palestinians
persists as no solution to thedivision of land has led to
peace.