But what the enemies had not counted upon was the fierce determination and tenacity of a people who had already passed the ultimate test of survival under the Nazis. Having already endured the unendurable. the Jewish people viewed Israel as the last possible hope of finding a real homeland in the world. Immigrants from Eastern and Western Europe. from the Middle East and Africa. from nearly every part of the world. having been tossed from country to country. losing family. possessions. and identity on the way. came to Israel and were united in their fight for its survival. In 1949. after a series of ceasefire negotiations. implemented by the United Nations. four bilateral armistice agreements were signed. and allout war came to a halt. Israel had won a respite and could turn to its task of creating a homeland out of the desert.
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