POLI 347 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: United Nations General Assembly, Irgun, United Nations Partition Plan For Palestine
28 Nov 2012
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St. louis ship denied in cuba, us, ca: 1938 evian conference. Bring states together to talk about which states would be open to immigration. Small percentage into us, britain, south america, china: 1942 biltmore convention. Zionist congress takes place in ny. People finally realize the dire situation of jews in europe. Lots of immigration to palestine asap, and official push for a state rather than. National home : 1945 anglo-american committee of inquiry. Brit & american commission to figure out what to do about displaced refugees. Propose palestine be open for 100,000 jew immigrants. A bi-national state proposal: 1947 unscop (un special committee on palestine) Wwii is over, getting tense in palestine. Irgun, lehi/stern gang: terrorist activities for political ends, targeted at british. It"s clear to britain that their role is over (bombing of king david hotel) Un is 2 years old at this point legitimacy questioned.
