We became actively involved in the "Palestine problem" after World War II. We witnessed the havoc wreaked upon the Jewish people of Europe and our hearts went out to the survivors of the concentration camps who wanted to build a new life for themselves. In 1945. therefore. echoing the sentiment of the American people. President Truman called for the immediate admission of 100.000 Jewish refugees into Palestine. Two years later the United States was in the forefront of the supporters of the United Nations Partition Resolution calling for the establishment in Palestine of a Jewish and an Arab state. On May 14. 1948.
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