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Britain to Seek U.N. Help on Palestine

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The British respond to rising violence in Mandatory Palestine by asking the United Nations to figure out what to do.

Today in Israeli History|February 18, 1947
Jerusalem's King David Hotel Is Bombed

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Members of the Irgun, a Jewish military organization that is absorbed into the IDF during the 1948 War, bomb the British administrative headquarters in Palestine, based in the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. Twenty-eight British, forty-one Arabs, and seventeen Jews are killed.

Today in Israeli History|July 22, 1946
Jewish Resistance Blows Up Rails Across Palestine

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November 1, 1945 The newly formed Jewish Resistance Movement sets off explosions at more than 150 sites along the railway system of British Mandatory Palestine and blows up three British gunboats in the Jaffa and…

Today in Israeli History|November 1, 1945
Arab League Is Formed

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The Arab League Constitution is signed in a ceremony marked by speeches from representatives of each of the six signatory states.

Today in Israeli History|March 22, 1945
Harold MacMichael Ends Term as High Commissioner of Palestine

Harold MacMichael Ends Term as High Commissioner of Palestine

Rattled by numerous attempts on his life, and fearing for the safety of his family, MacMichael steps down in August 1944.

Today in Israeli History|August 30, 1944
Extraordinary Zionist Conference Begins at Biltmore Hotel in New York

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The Biltmore Conference will set the framework for Zionist policy in the years during and after World War II.

Today in Israeli History|May 9, 1942
Farhud Tears Apart Baghdad Jewish Community

Farhud Tears Apart Baghdad Jewish Community

Fueled in part by the brief rule of a pro-Nazi party after a coup, Baghdad erupts in anti-Jewish violence known as the Farhud.

Today in Israeli History|June 1, 1941
British White Paper Restricts Jewish Immigration and Land Purchase

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The 1939 White Paper signaled Britain’s readiness to relegate the Jews in Palestine to minority status in a future majority-Arab state.

Today in Israeli History|May 17, 1939
Mufti of Jerusalem Rejects Majority-Arab State

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The Mufti has enormous power in his hands, yet he chooses non-engagement with the British, who controlled Palestine.

Today in Israeli History|March 3, 1939
Kfar Ruppin Is Founded

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Kibbutz Kfar (Village) Ruppin is established under the framework of the “Tower and Stockade” movement in Zionism, which takes place primarily between 1936-1939.

Today in Israeli History|November 25, 1938
British Parliament Debates Future of Palestine

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In the midst of the 1936-1939 Arab revolt, a debate over British policy in Mandatory Palestine is held in the House of Commons.

Today in Israeli History|November 24, 1938
Arab Congress Rejects Partition

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At the conclusion of a four-day conference in Cairo, Egypt, Arab leaders adopt the Resolutions of the Inter-Parliamentary Congress. The conference and resolutions are a response to the British Peel Commission Report of 1937.

Today in Israeli History|October 11, 1938
Weizmann Expresses Dismay Over Britain’s Pro-Arab Position to MacDonald

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As part of the Zionist strategy to engage the British government in political negotiations, Chaim Weizmann airs his grievances against the British government for reversing their pro-Zionist policy.

Today in Israeli History|July 12, 1938
Arab Rebellion Breaks Out in Palestine

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Violence between Jews and Arabs quickly escalated as Arab workers went on a six-month strike as violence erupted in different parts of British-ruled Palestine.

Today in Israeli History|April 15, 1936
Zionist Leaders Debate Land Purchase Strategies

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Zionist leaders debate how to confront proposed British restrictions on Jewish land purchase in Palestine.

Today in Israeli History|February 19, 1936
British PM MacDonald Rejects Passfield White Paper

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The White Paper contained distinct threats to the geography of the Jewish National Home. The subsequent nine years saw unprecedented growth of Jewish demographic and physical presence in Palestine.

Today in Israeli History|February 13, 1931
Arab Leaders in Palestine Admit Failure of Non-Cooperation

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In a diary entry, Frederick Kisch, the head of the Political Department of the Jewish Agency, notes that most Arab leaders “recognize that the policy of non-cooperation with the Government has been a failure.”

Today in Israeli History|June 10, 1930
Ariel Sharon Is Born

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Ariel Sharon, Israel’s 11th Prime Minister, is born in K’far Malal (near Hod Hasharon). Born Ariel Scheinerman to political, socialist parents who had come to Eretz Yisrael during the Second Aliyah, Sharon joined the Haganah in 1945, serving in the War of Independence.

Today in Israeli History|February 27, 1928
Gen. Avraham Tamir Is Born

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November 9, 1924 Avraham Tamir, a military strategic mastermind who rises to the rank of major general, is born. He is one of the first Israeli officials to meet with PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat and…

Today in Israeli History|November 9, 1924
Syria Gains Control of Golan Heights

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In border designations for states drafted primarily by Britain and France after WWI, the new state of Syria gains control of the Golan Heights.

Today in Israeli History|September 29, 1923
Shimon Peres Is Born

Shimon Peres Is Born

The only politician in Israeli history to hold the positions of both President and Prime Minister, Shimon Peres is born in Belorussia to Yitzchak and Sara Perski.

Today in Israeli History|August 2, 1923
Yitzhak Rabin Is Born

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Yitzhak Rabin, Israel’s 5th Prime Minister, is born in Jerusalem to parents who came to Israel during the Third Aliyah. He is the first Israeli Prime Minister to be born in Eretz Yisrael.

Today in Israeli History|March 1, 1922
Writer Yosef Haim Brenner Is Killed

Writer Yosef Haim Brenner Is Killed

Yosef Haim Brenner, a pioneer of Modern Hebrew Literature, is murdered by an Arab gang during the 1921 Jaffa Riots.

Today in Israeli History|May 2, 1921
Herbert Samuel Appointed First High Commissioner of Palestine Durin San Remo Conference

Herbert Samuel Appointed First High Commissioner of Palestine Durin San Remo Conference CIE+ CIE+ members only

British Prime Minister David Lloyd George asks Herbert Samuel to become the first High Commissioner of Palestine.

Today in Israeli History|April 25, 1920
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