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Just as a point of clarity, the British Mandate for Palestine was a Mandate, not a colony, so purely from a terminology standpoint, Britain did not colonize Israel. Britain founded a mandate there. The difference between these two terms is very relevant and helps explain the "why" here. A colony is a territory distant from the central point of governance and without a direct land-route to the metropole within its borders. A colony is a long-term occupation of the territory and the attempt to acquire its resources and manpower for an unlimited period of time. By contrast, a mandate is a territory overseen by a metropole in order to promote its own self-governance and eventual independence.
The British Mandate for Palestine was designed in the early 1920s to provide British oversight for the development of an independent Jewish Homeland in the Middle East. The assumption was that Middle Easterners were not mentally and sociologically ready to govern a modern state and would, therefore, need British (or in the case of Syria and Lebanon, French) help in order to forge such a state. The British were only too happy to oblige themselves the control over the land because of its Biblical significance and the British Israelite phenomenon. As the Mandate become more violent, usually because of internecine conflicts between Zionist Jews and Palestinian Arabs and their contemporaneous, but not joint, attacks on British leadership, the British decided that the Mandate was not worth the effort to maintain it and withdrew their troops in 1948, before a new government could effectively be molded.
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What is American Zionist Movement's motto?
American Zionist Movement's motto is 'Zionist Advocacy'.
When was American Zionist Movement created?
American Zionist Movement was created in 1906.
What did the Zionist movement establish?
The Zionist Movement established the Jewish State of Israel in the historic Jewish homeland.
Who is a zionist?
A zionist is a member of the Jewish movement that arose in the late 19th century in response to growing anti-Semitism and sought to reestablish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Modern Zionism is concerned with the support and development of the state of Israel.
What political movement got its name from the hill in Jerusalem?
THe Zionist Movement
How did AntiSemitism cause the Zionist Movement?
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Who was the leader of the zionist movement?
Theodore Herzl
Why did the British support Balfour declaration?
because Britain was grateful for Chaims discovery of a new way to produce Acetone after the Germans cornered its production. If it wasnt for chaim, who also happend to be the leader of the zionist movement, the british wouldn't have been able to create more weapons.
What is a Yiddishist?
A Yiddishist is a proponant of Yiddish as the language of the Zionist movement.
What major event in 1917?
The United States entered WWI. Also The October Revolution happened in Russia. And what is important even now adays is that Israel was given to Jews, and Britain supported the Zionist Movement.
What is a member of a movement founded to promote the establishment of an independent Jewish state called?
Zionist
Was there any blackmail involved in getting the US to support the Zionist Movement?
Some people believe that Einstein threatened to withhold nuclear weapons information from Roosevelt to become a Zionist. This is patently untrue. Einstein was not an active Zionist until midway through World War II and was not responsible for convincing politicians that a Jewish State was necessary. Chaim Weizmann, a noted Zionist, did convince President Truman to support the Zionist cause, but he did it with good old-fashioned conversation. Truman had to even fight the State Department to make the case that Israel should exist, which should show that he was convinced. (Otherwise he could have sat on his hands and said "I tried, but the State Department had other plans" to any potential blackmailer.)
