Modern History

Discuss the nature of Arab and Jewish responses to the question of a Jewish homeland post World War II?
Arab and Jewish responses to the question of a Jewish homeland post World War II revealed an abundance of different responses from Jews and Arabs this also sparked hostility between the two and to this day conflict still exasperates. After World War II the holocaust was responsible for the incarceration of
6 million Jews, many Jewish immigrants’ were seeking Jewish Nationalism, when a return to their homeland manifested itself as the most practical solution. Since Babylonian times Jews have ceased to have unity to establish one nation, emphasising on how the reinstalment of Israel was obligatory, although seeming a plausible cause to why the Jews deserved to return home, countless Palestinians were killed and bound homeless so the Jews could be instituted within one nation. There are several different responses that exemplify the question of a Jewish homeland post world war II.
Jewish responses to the question of a Jewish homeland post World War II were heavily demanded by Jews in order to attain Jewish Nationalism. Post Holocaust Jews were nationless after the tyrannous massacres of 6 million Jews, however the dispersed all over the planet pleaded and pleaded for a Jewish homeland to be instituted this was soon to be established this can be recognized in a extract from the Balfour Declaration that demonstrates a Jewish response to the question of a Jewish homeland post WWII. “His Majesty’s Government views with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use its best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by the Jews in any other country” this quote outlines the persuasive tone of the Balfour declaration in order to attain unity for Jews in one state. This had the effect to ensure that nothing shall be done to prejudice the civil and religious rights of any non-Jewish communities in Palestine. This demonstrates a Jewish response to the question of a Jewish homeland post WWII.

Palestinians profoundly disliked the circumstances of a Jewish homeland post WWII, the Palestinians feared for their independence and free will to be abused from the threat of Jews. With Jewish settlement in Palestine, the original inhabitants of the land were being mistreated and severely impacted the Palestinians to rebel against the Jews which sparked conflict within the region and influenced many events like the Arab revolt or tax strikes which all indicated the juxtaposing responses of Jews and Arabs. A quote that represents Palestinian Responses of the mistreatment is” Wingate reached down and took some sand and grit from the ground. He thrust it into the mouth of the first Arab and pushed it down his throat until he choked and puked. ‘Now’ he said, ‘Where have you hidden the arms?’ Still they shook their heads. Wingate turned to one of the Jews and, pointing to the coughing and spluttering Arab said shoot this man. The Jew looked at him questioningly and hesitated. Wingate said in a tense voice ‘Did you hear me I said shoot him’. The Jew shot the Arab. This demonstrates the mistreatment of Palestinians in Palestine in the early 30’s a Palestinian man was killed for an accusation of having possession of alleged guns; it was events like these that sparked rebellion and conflict between the two groups. This outlines the response that Palestinians felt to the question of a Jewish homeland post WWII.
The Jews planned to coordinate structural developments within Palestine that would possibly influence Jewish settlement within Palestine, these agreements reaffirm the Zionist push for Jewish Nationalism it was Zionist that funded Israel like the Rothschild’s these Zionist planned on these structures within Palestine. This is symbolized by an extract of ‘The Jewish state’ “The poorest will go first to cultivate the soil. In accordance with a preconceived plan they will construct roads, bridges, railways and telegraph installations, regulate rivers, and build their own dwellings; their labour will create markets and markets will attract new settlers” this highlights the Zionistic plan to salvage Jewish nationalism which was heavily funded by Zionism. This extract demonstrates a Jewish viewpoint to the question of a Jewish homeland Post World War II.
Many English had lived in Palestine and observed the conflict between the Jews and Palestinians for many years to help settlement and maintain peace between the two. But the war did not end and it only got worse for the Palestinians Ironically Palestinians were taken into concentration camps and treated in severe conditions that were not necessary, hypocritical and ignorant to agreements a quote from ‘The Palestinians’ signifies this “I was arrested along with scores of others from my village. They took us in Lorries to one of the concentration camps… in a place called Akrit. There we had to pass between two lines of soldiers who beat us as we entered the camp. They used their guns as sticks… then we had to crawl through barbed wire while they hit us all the time. It is behaviour like this which drives the young men to join the ‘bandits’ of the hills they have nothing more to lose than their lives. This demonstrates the anti-Palestinian conflict that was established within Palestine the ironic concentration camps and torture to the Palestinians that when happened to the Jews were attributed a homeland, This quote highlights a Palestinian viewpoint of the question of a Jewish Homeland post World war II.
Arab and Jewish responses to the question of a Jewish homeland post World War II revealed an abundance of different responses from Jews and Arabs this also sparked hostility between the two and to this day conflict still exasperates. After World War II the holocaust was responsible for the incarceration of 6 million Jews, many Jewish immigrants’ were seeking Jewish Nationalism, when a return to their homeland manifested itself as the most practical solution. Since Babylonian times Jews have ceased to have unity to establish one nation, emphasising on how the reinstalment of Israel was obligatory, although seeming a plausible cause to why the Jews deserved to return home, countless Palestinians were killed and bound homeless so the Jews could be instituted within one nation. There are several different responses that exemplify the question of a Jewish homeland post world war II.
Arab and Jewish responses to the question of a Jewish homeland post WWII differed throughout the hostility between the Jews and the Arabs and to this day still continue with no solution, whether it was the holocaust or the deprivation of home for Jews all over the world, Palestinian concentration camps, or Arab revolts and rebellions against Jews, or Arabs tax strikes inaccurate accusations and violations of human rights all manifest themselves as differing opinions all primarily raised upon from the nature of Arab and Israeli opinions to the question of a Jewish homeland Post WWII.