DS 126.15 © COPYRIGHT 1960 BY THE ISRAEL OFFICE OF INFORMATION THIS MATERIAL IS FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WHERE 234298 Published by Israel Office of Information 11 East 70th Street New York 21, New York MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Table of Contents I. THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND THE LAND OF ISRAEL .... Continuous Jewish Association with the Land of Israel 1. Uninterrupted settlement throughout the period 2. Nine hundred years of sovereignty, five hundred of 3. Repeated efforts at return from exile, culminating in CHAPTER III. THE JEWISH NATIONAL HOME BEFORE THE 1. Mark Twain's description of desolation of Palestine 2. Beginnings of mass Jewish settlement 3. Development of Jewish community up to eve of 4. Palestine Jews in World War I IV. THE JEWISH NATIONAL HOME UNDER THE 1. Sixfold increase in Jewish population 2. Arab population nearly trebled 3. Improvements in health and living standards 4. Agricultural and industrial progress 5. Land purchased by Jewish National Fund 6. Restrictions on land purchase under White Paper of 1939 7. Jewish settlement benefits Arabs Palestine Royal Commission of 1937 Arab prosperity from land sales to Jews at exor- Decline in infant mortality rate, illiteracy 8. "Crown Lands" comprise over 70% of State of Israel Page 13 16 V. THE ARABS AND THE JEWISH NATIONAL HOME 21 1. Initial Arab sympathy converted into hostility by 2. Anti-Jewish riots of 1920's 3. Upsurge of Jewish immigration and settlement 4. Anti-Jewish riots of 1930's CHAPTER 5. Chamberlain White Paper of 1939: renounces Balfour VI. THE SECOND WORLD WAR: PALESTINE JEWS 1. Jewish volunteers numerous-conspicuous dearth of 2. Jewish Hagana fighters aid British in Iraq, Free French 3. Jewish Brigade Group gives distinguished service in 4. Palestine as a major Allied base VII. THE UNITED NATIONS AND PALESTINE 1. United Nations appoints Special Committee on 2. Majority report of UNSCOP (recommending independ- 3. UN partition resolution marked second partition of 4. Jews of Palestine accept, Arabs of Palestine reject 5. Expressions of Arab opposition to UN resolution 6. British announce termination of Mandate 7. Jews of Palestine prepare for statehood 8. State of Israel formally proclaimed May 14, 1948 9. Immediate recognition de facto by United States, then Page 25 28 |