When Palestine became a British mandate in 1923 by action of the League of Nations. the United States concurred in the understanding to make Palestine a Jewish homeland and approved a treaty which recited its support of this understanding. General rejoicing sprang from the belief that the establishment of this homeland for Jewish people was definitely under way. In the last 20 years. 400.000 Jewish immigrants and millions of dollars have poured into Palestine to transform it from ashes and disease into a vibrant land. Jews throughout the world watched the steady development of this promised homeland. They saw pestilence wiped out.
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