also benefitted from a highly trained and motivated citizenry to create a unique nation-state. It had taken the Zionists seventy years to purchase 7 per cent of Palestine. Now the UN was offering them another 50 per cent. The partition plan was objected by all of that Arab and Palestinian Arab governments. The Zionists excepted the plan. They however were upset that Jerusalem was excluded from the Jewish state. The Jews were the most fertile land including the citrus groves upon which the Arabs depended on for their living. Many of the nations of the world felt guilt or grief of the Hitler era. This is what is believed to have pressured the United Nations to establish a Jewish state. The partition of Palestine was greatly important to both Jewish history and world history. It gave the Jews a place to seek refuge in during the Nazi persecutions. This led to a change in the nature of Zionist activities. They became more violent. The Jewish army called Haganah(defense)was formed to protect Israel from Arab attacks. This is remembered as a historic event for it has greatly effected the lives of present day Middle East and all other countries. The cause of the Six-Day War of June 1967 was Egypt's closure of the Strait of Tiran. This war focused on the issue of Israel's legitimacy. Withdrawal of the UN troops after May 16 signified to the Israelis that ultimately they would be responsible for their own defense. From this war the jews regained control of the West Bank of the Jordan River. Syria was pushed by a frontal assault through the Golan Heights and threatened Damascus. The United Nation security council managed to execute a cease- fire on June 11th. By this time the Arab states had lost territory, much of their productive capacity, and a large amounts of revenue. Their mental and political defeat set the tone for the events of the following years. The defeat of the Arab governments also gave a powerful force to the Palestine guerrilla ...
