The Balfour Declaration
- Agreement by the British to set up a Jewish homeland in Palestine
- The Br. Mandate there remained under Br. Control
- The British had also promised the Arabs independence in the region
- 1918=60,000 Jews; 1939=630,000
- Beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict
- *Sidenote* Turkey defeats Greece in 1920 in a war over Anatolia and a massive citizen shift occurs (1.5 mil)
SUMMARY: The Balfour declaration was an agreement by the British to set up a Jewish homeland in Palestine. The British mandate there remained under British control. The British had also promised the Arabs independence in the region. The beginning of the Arab - Israeli conflict. The Turkeys defeat Greece in 1920 in a war over Anatolia and a massive citizen shift occurs.
QUESTION: Did the British keep their promise to the Arabs in promising their independence ?
"The time is right for us to take the ultimate risk and demand and fight for the formation of a full-blown state. Anything less will not allow us to realize the dream of Zion, to defend ourselves, to ensure that there will be a land any Jew in the world who seeks refuge will be able to come to unencumbered; that we shall never again be taken like lambs to the slaughter."