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But the size, scope and horror of the Holocaust provided the impretus needed to act on the previously recognized need. Since Balfour, the western half of Palestine had seen a signifcant influx of Jewish immigrants despite the tough immigration policies of the British. They fled Germany and other parts of Europe during the rise of the Nazis; they fled Russia to avoid Stalin's many purges.
This dichotomy of outcomes - the displacement of Palestinians and the establishment of a sovereign Jewish state, explains why in Israel the 1948 War is known as the War of Indpendence but amongst the Palestinians is known as the Catastrophe. The fact that sixty years later the issue remains unresolved is one of the reasons why the establishment of the State of Israel is one of the most imporant events in the shaping of the modern world. The political landscape was changed, perhaps forever, but so was the fate of the Jewish people. The conflict and the joy go hand in hand, which makes this one of the most significant events in the history of the Middle East, and of our times. The potential also exists for this event to shape the world for the next generations to come. What originally began as a way to...
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No author. (2008). British Mandate Overview. PalestineFacts. Retrieved July 21, 2008 at http://palestinefacts.org/pf_mandate_overview.php
No author. (2008) Question of Palestine. United Stations. Retrieved July 21, 2008 at http://www.un.org/depts/dpa/ngo/history.html
Flannery, Rev. Edward H. (1969). Foundations of the State of Israel. The Lamp. Retrieved July 21, 2008 at http://www.nclci.org/Articles/art-flan-foundation.htm
Grobman, Gary M. (1990). The Final Solution. Remember.org. Retrieved July 21, 2008 at http://remember.org/guide/Facts.root.final.html
No author. (1948). Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved July 21, 2008 at http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace+Process/Guide+to+the+Peace+Process/Declaration+of+Establishment+of+State+of+Israel.htm
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Delegates' top priorities include the following. First, the delegates set out to revise the Articles of Confederation to weaken the power of the state legislatures and increase the powers of the central government. Delegates also sought changes in the ways states were represented in the federal government and introduced the concept of separation of powers to create a system of checks and balances. Debates between federalism and republicanism brewed during
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