PHYSICS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Theodor Herzl, United Nations Special Committee On Palestine, Arab Nationalism
Document Summary
Large no. of jews attempted to save themselves by creating a state of their own - Each side regarded its rights as self-evident and firmly based on the will of god, morality, reason and law . Zionist movement - founded 1897 - publication of a book. The jewish state - by dr. theodore herzl. Hoped for the reestablishment of a jewish homeland in the promised land. 60,000 jews emigrated to palestine between 1881 and 1914. Saw it as a refuge from the nazi holocaust. To the arabs - the threat of an alien state the jews. Despite the british blockade - tens of thousands of jews entered palestine illegally - bitter fighting ensued. 1947 - unscop - recommended palestine be split in two. Abba eben (jewish) + azzan pasha (muslim) met to discuss the partition plan. Intense lobbying - majority was necessary for passage of the resolution.
