EventsLeading Up To The Establishment Of the State Of Isreal

One cannot discuss the Arab-Israeli conflict without first examining the events leading up to the establishment of the State of Israel. These events will thus be discussed in this section.
Although Jews have, over the eighteen centuries since the Roman Exile, maintained a constant presence (albeit small) in the Land of Israel, the modern concept of Zionism – which led to the formation of the State of Israel – has its roots in nineteenth century Europe. There, Jews experienced the political and scientific renaissance known as the Emancipation, which gave Jews the chance to break their general isolation from the day-to-day affairs of the countries in which they resided. Many Jews adopted the ethno-nationalist political ideology that was developing in Europe at the time and set up moshavim – communities which were financed largely by Baron Edmund de Rothschild of Paris – and socialist communes (called kibbutzim) in Israel, their ancient homeland. The first wave of Jews who were s...