NES 2674 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Chaim Weizmann, Revisionist Zionism, Leon Pinsker

• School: Cornell University
• Department: Near Eastern Studies
• Course: NES 2674
• Professor: Ziad Fahmy

Document Summary

Pillaging on a wide scale: mass riots/ attacks on jews, authorities stood by and let it happen. 1923 advisory council: attempt at creating a unity government including jews and palestinians. Palestinians refused to participate: both societies operated in separate spheres, the palestinian community, very fragmented politically, lack of wealth, education and resources, failed attempts at organizing, muslim-christian organization. The arab executive (1920-1934: clan rivalries did not allow for political consensus, nashashibis vs. husaynis, the jewish community, organized, well-financed, educated, united and with a sense of purpose, governing body of jewish community: Later named the jewish agency : external funding and lobbying from world zionist organization, the histadrut (labor zionism) Promoted a self reliant socialist agenda: advocated boycotting of arab good and services, critical impact on ideology of the future state of israel. Later morphed into labor party: the haganah. Palestinian mob attacked and killed jews in jerusalem: 133 jews and 116 palestinians killed.