Posted in Maccabees on Dec 7th, 2008 No Comments »
This is the start of a new topic- a look at the ancient Jewish state, started by the Hasmonean family. We’ll be taking a look at the Chanukkah story, along with most of ancient history- the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, and the start of the Christian religion.
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Posted in Modern Israel on Dec 4th, 2008 No Comments »
The historic day finally came- the UN voted to partition Palestine into two separate states; one for the Jews, one for the Arabs. After intense lobbying pressure from the Zionists, the UN voted in favor of Partition. People in Jerusalem went wild with celebration, even though they knew war would soon follow.
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Posted in Modern Israel on Dec 4th, 2008 No Comments »
Facing pressure from all sides, Great Britain referred the matter of Palestine to the United Nations, which created UNSCOP, or UN Special Committee on Palestine. The committee visited Palestine during a time when the Irgun killed British soldiers and the British forced the Zionist ship “Exodus” to return to Europe.
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