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Up to this date Palestine was an Arab state. A movement of Jews, known as Zionism, wanted a new Jewish state. They wanted control of Palestine. "Throughout history, Jews have considered certain areas in Israel sacred—as do Christians and Muslims" (Zionism-History.com).

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Thousands of Jews started moving to this region.

"Between 1882 and 1903, about 35,000 Jews relocated to Palestine" (Israel - History.com)

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After World War 1, Britain gave control of government of Palestine to the Arabs. The Balfour Declaration was created. This was a message to Britain to support the idea of a new Israeli state in Palestine. "The Balfour Declaration was endorsed by the principal Allied powers and was included in the British mandate over Palestine, formally approved by the newly created League of Nations on July 24, 1922" (Balfour Declaration - Britannica.com)

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Many Jews flocked to this land to escape Hitlers plan to murder the Jews and the holocaust. Heightening tensions between the Arabs and Jews. "The Holocaust was Nazi Germany’s deliberate, organized, state-sponsored persecution and genocide of approximately six million European Jews." (The Holocaust-National WW2 Museum).

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Palestine became a war zone. Arabs feared Palestine was being threatened by the influx of Jews. They supported terrorism against the Jews. "In August 1945 U.S. President Harry S. Truman requested that British Prime Minister Clement Attlee facilitate the immediate admission of 100,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors into Palestine" (Palestine-Britannica).

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Britain gave this conflict to the UN. The UN started making plans to divide Palestine into an Israeli and Arab state. The UN felt they needed to support Jews after Holocaust, but the Arabs felt they were being treated unfairly. "On November 29, 1947, the United Nations approved the Partition Plan" (David Ben-Gurion and the Greater Picture-Youtube)

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Even though Israel was surrounded, the Jews won the war against the Arabs in a year. They won by advanced technology from the US, different motives from Arab countries, and motivation from the Jews. This caused Arabs to lose a huge amount of land and are left primarily with 2 small areas. Over 1 million Arabs were left as refugees and were forced to move to live in refugee camps in huge squalor. "The Arab-Israeli War of 1948 broke out when five Arab nations invaded territory in the former Palestinian mandate immediately following the announcement of the independence of the state of Israel on May 14, 1948." (The Arab-Israeli War of 1948- Office of the Historian).

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June Syria and Egypt stationed troops along their Israeli borders. Israel launched missiles to defend themselves. Within 6 days Syria and Egypt surrendered. Israel seized Golan Heights, West Bank and Sinai Desert and promised to return this land if the Arabs stopped attacking. "Israeli forces captured the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank of the Jordan River, Old City of Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights" (Six-Day War summary - Britannica).

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During the Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur, Arabs caught the Jews off guard by air striking them. With the help of the US, they defeated the Arabs within a month. From this, OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) was established. OPEC was an organization of all the Middle Eastern countries coming together to fix oil prices. This was their way of punishing the world for supporting Israel during wars throughout the years. This impacted the economies of the west. "The reluctance of the United States to help Israel changed rapidly when the Soviet Union commenced its own resupply effort to Egypt and Syria" (Yom Kippur War-Britannica).

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West Bank and Gaza Strip are one of the poorest regions in the world. 100,000’s still without proper homes. 100,000’s without running water. 49% unemployed. 3900 people per square mile, #1 in the world for overpopulation. Unbelievable poverty and hardships. Israel became world leaders in technology, weaponry and space equipment. Transformed a desert into one of the richest countries in the world. "Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah militants and opening a new front in a yearlong war against its Iranian-backed adversaries." (Israel begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon-AP world news)