There lived in Israel small Jewish communities. some having been established in the early 1900s. others. tracing their lineage to the days of the old Israel. the Kingdom of Israel. when its rulers held sway over much of the Levant. With the advent of persecutions and genocidal actions of the Nazi movement. more and more Jews came to join their brethren in Palestine. With the end of World War II and the establishment of a sovereign Israel in 1948. the gates were thrown open to unlimited immigration and the population doubled almost overnight. By the time the ingathering had begun to taper off. Israels population had surpassed the 2 million mark.
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