This declaration of sovereignty was the culmination of the hopes of the Zionist movement of the past 50 years. It had been the dream of the Jewish leaders throughout the world to create a homeland free from oppression and discrimination. Immigration to Palestine had been increasing steadily since the end of the 19th century and had been given an impetus when the Balfour Declaration was issued in 1917. in which the British Government "viewed with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people." Those who had immigrated before Hitlers rise to power were looking for a place to settle. to live in peace void of persecution. Those who arrived after the havoc of World War II were escaping from horrible memories. from concentration camps and slave labor. Little did they realize that they would once more be fighting for the survival of their lives. their religion. their way of life.
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