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Jewish immigration after the entry of 75,000
in Palestine, to be first under British Man-
categoric
more Jews over a five-year period and allowed
date, later under UN trusteeship, and eventu-
partition.
the Mandate Government to restrict Jewish
ally independent after the Jews and Arabs
Soviet S
land purchases to certain areas, were violently
had proved their ability to live and work
proved or
condemned by the Jews. These restrictions
peacefully with each other. As a humani-
Assembly
were put into effect immediately in spite of a
tarian measure, the report recommended the
stentions
Jewish terrorist campaign against the Man-
immediate admission of 100,000 European
Commiss
date Government and the Arabs. The out-
Jewish DP's, immigration thereafter to be
tion of
break of World War II, however, caused the
regulated by the Palestine Government with-
administ
proposed steps toward self-government to be
out prejudice to any other section of the popu-
from th
postponed.
lation. The report further recommended that
The I
At the beginning of the war the Jews in
it be made clear to both Jews and Arabs that,
almost
Palestine called off their terrorist campaign
if the plan were adopted, any attempts to pre-
its term
and cooperated with the UK against the Axis.
vent its execution by threats and violence
ish, an
By the fall of 1942, however, when the five-
would be resolutely suppressed.
operati
year limitation on immigration was coming
In the fall of 1946 the UK made one last at-
ued to
to an end and Allied victory in North Africa
tempt to solve the increasingly explosive Pal-
sion its
made the British situation seem less desper-
estine problem by bringing Jewish and Arab
plemen
ate, local Jewish problems again began to take
leaders to London for talks based on the
parties
precedence, as far as the Zionists were con-
Anglo-American Commission of Inquiry rec-
cision
cerned, over world issues. The Irgun Zvai
ommendations. Held against a background
in Pal
Leumi terrorist group resumed its campaign
of increasing violence in Palestine and inter-
small
of violence against the Mandatory authorities.
rupted by a US demand for the immediate ad-
the A1
In the same year, the majority of Zionist par-
mission to Palestine of 100,000 Jewish DP's,
mobili
ties accepted the Biltmore Declaration drawn
the talks broke down. In February 1947 both
Only
up by American Zionists, which reaffirmed
sides rejected the British proposals for a bi-
reinfo
the Zionist aims in Palestine as the immediate
national government, and the UK subse-
open
establishment of a Jewish Commonwealth, the
quently requested the UN to call a special
In
rejection of the 1939 White Paper, unre-
session of the General Assembly to investigate
of th
stricted Jewish immigration, and the forma-
the entire Palestine issue.
appa)
tion and recognition of a legal Jewish mili-
the
The General Assembly met in April 1947 and
tary force.
whic
set up a Special Committee (UNSCOP) to
of a
study the Palestine issue and submit recom-
prise
mendations for its solution. After visiting
Pale
Palestine and carefully considering the alter-
natives of a single independent state, a UN
out ]
beca
trusteeship, or partition, UNSCOP returned in
fiero
September 1947 with a divided report. The
majority recommended the internationaliza-
sary
con
tion of Jerusalem and the partition of the rest
Through 1944 and 1945, increasing illegal
of Palestine into a Jewish and an Arab state,
M
immigration into Palestine took place, propa-
politically separate but joined in an economic
fro]
ganda giving prominence to the desperate
union. (See map.) The Minority Plan pro-
for
plight of the European Jews was widely cir-
posed the establishment of a single independ-
the
culated, and terrorism increased. Arab na-
ent federal state after a three-year transitional
a F
tionalism was rising, and the UK was unable
period during which Jewish immigration
no
to establish any measure of agreement be-
would be limited by the absorptive capacity of
Tr
tween Arabs and Jews. The Anglo-American
the Jewish areas.
CO
Commission of Inquiry, which investigated the
US
Although Jewish extremist groups opposed
Palestine situation in 1946, proposed the
the Majority Plan, general Jewish reaction to
establishment of a unitary Jewish-Arab state
it was one of pleased surprise. The Arabs
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