Arab Disappointment at Versailles, 1919 The Balfour Declaration incorporated into British Mandate over Palestine. Iraq, Jordan and Palestine all more or less under British control. Only the Arabian peninsula truly independent.

The Middle East Between the Wars

British Mandate in Palestine Created after WW1. Transjordan divided from Palestine.

Jews & Arabs in Palestine, 1920  In 1920, there was 1 Jew to every 10 Arabs in Palestine.  By 1947, the ratio was 2 Arabs for every Jew.  In 1920, there was 1 Jew to every 10 Arabs in Palestine.  By 1947, the ratio was 2 Arabs for every Jew.

Jewish Settlements: The Kibbutz System  First one founded in  Communal living.  “Make the Desert Bloom!”  Land often acquired from absentee Arab landlords  First one founded in  Communal living.  “Make the Desert Bloom!”  Land often acquired from absentee Arab landlords

Jewish immigration to Palestine during the British Mandate Jewish 19191, , , , , , , , , , , ,944 Immigration 19314, , , , , , , , , , ,592

Palestine Arab Revolt:  An end to Jewish immigration to Palestine.  An end to the transfer of lands to Jewish owners.  A new “general representative government.”  An end to Jewish immigration to Palestine.  An end to the transfer of lands to Jewish owners.  A new “general representative government.” Their Goals:

The Peel Commission Partition Plan, 1937

British White Paper of 1939  Limited Jewish immigration to Palestine to 75,000 over the next five years.  It ended Jewish land purchases.  Independence for Palestine within 10 years.  It is NOT British policy that Palestine become a Jewish state.  Limited Jewish immigration to Palestine to 75,000 over the next five years.  It ended Jewish land purchases.  Independence for Palestine within 10 years.  It is NOT British policy that Palestine become a Jewish state.

Nazi Concentration & Extermination Camps

The Nazi Holocaust  6,000,00 Jews killed by the Nazis [1/2 in the concentration camps.]

Aliyah Bet : Illegal Jewish Immigration

Aliyah Bet  Illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine.  The Exodus,  Illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine.  The Exodus, 1947.

Jewish “Freedom Fighters” (or “Terrorists”?) Irgun Zvai Leumi [Natl. Military Org.] Avraham Stern & The Stern Gang

U. N. Partition Plan of 1947

Israel Becomes a Nation: May 14, 1948 David Ben-Gurion, 1 st Prime Minister Chaim Weizmann, 1 st President

War Begins!: May 15, 1948

Arab Refugees, 1948 The Palestinian Diaspora begins!

Armistice Signed, 1949