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Chapter 1. Wave
of nationalism and socialism (1945-1956) (16)
032. Israeli independence(4): Independence of Israel after terrorism
against UK(2/3)
The situation before and after Israel
independence was also such example. After World War II Palestinian territory
where indigenous Arabs lived became the mandate ruling territory of the UK. The
Jews were initially driven by the "Zionism Movement" and then gained
the courage by Balfour Declaration. The Jews migrated one after another in
Palestine and aimed to acquire their own land. The absentee landlords of the
Ottoman Empire felt uneasy about the post-war turmoil. The Jews dazzled the
landlords by money, and got the ownership of the land. Jews who became owners
of the land swept away Arab peasants and constructed collective farm Kibbutz.
A conflict between Arabs and Jews had
occurred. The British government entrusted with mandate administration tried to
calm the struggle between Jewish and Arab by restricting the acquisition of
land by Jewish immigrants. Then the Jewish resistance movement changed the
target to the British government. Terrorist activities frequently occurred in the
conflict of the Jews, the Arabs and the British government in a tripartite
manner.
The biggest terror activity by the Jews
against the UK was the King David Hotel bombing incident in July 1946. 91
people including hotel guests died by this incident. The perpetrator was a
extremist Zionist organization and Haganah of which roots was the vigilante of
collective farm Kibbutz. Haganah later became the Israeli Defense Forces. After
World War II, independence terrorism activities by Haganah and the military
organization Irgun, hardliners against Arabs, became intense. The British
Government, which lost the control, finally decided to give up mandatory rule
on May 14, 1948.
(To be continued ----)
(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)
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