HISTORY 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Arab Citizens Of Israel, Mizrahi Jews, Kafr Qasim
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Jews exalted at the outcome of the war of independence o. They had survived arab efforts to destroy the jewish state and the doors were now open to unlimited immigration. Had to create a political system that avoided the extremes of dictatorship and extreme un-governability that faced many new nations after wwii. The still small economy had to absorb a flood of new immigrants, many of whom were sickly and destitute. Israel had to reconcile its arab minority, approximately 19-20% of the population, that posed potential security threats. Israel could call upon the legacy of the yishuv, the spur to unity that continued arab hostility o o. Could draw on high levels of external financial support. Benefitted from high educational and technological levels, particularly with jews of european origin. By 1967, israel had succeeded in meeting its main domestic challenges. Between 1949 and 1967, palestinian arabs could not share this same sense of achievement.
