The Creation of Israel Was a Mistake

Has there ever been a day where your home has just been taken from you? Life as a Jewish refugee in the Middle East was definitely a difficult thing during and after WWII because there was so much fighting between nations. The Jewish people just wanted a homeland so they could be free from persecution. The Arab people that were already living in the existing state of Palestine were extremely upset with the attempt to form the Jewish state of Israel; other countries that weren’t interested with the countries assisting the Jewish people used the Arab’s anger and resentment to their advantage. The Jews needed a homeland free from persecution because after the Holocaust, none of the countries surround Germany wanted to take the Jewish people in; this left them with nowhere to go. The creation of the state of Israel was a bad decision because it angered the Arab inhabitants already living in the state of Palestine; the Jewish people should have been able to immigrate to other countries instead.

Arabs unite

Russia was a huge threat to the Allies and also to the Jewish prospect of a free homeland. Russia was constantly trying to convert the neighboring Arab nations into satellite nations for Russia’s gain against the Allies (Lewis). They had been doing this so they could try to get rid of the Jewish people in the area. The Arabs in the Middle East at the time had been looking at Russia with amazement and jealousy. (Lewis). The Arabs felt that their only hope of ridding the Jews from the area and stopping them from attempting to form Israel was to join with the superpower Russia.

Russia was very interested in eliminating the territory that was attempting to become the Jewish state of Israel. They had intentions of this because its cre...

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