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A New Jewish Homeland
By Jane Runyon |
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1 The Jewish religion began thousands of years ago in the Middle East. Jerusalem is a holy city to the Jews. Many Jewish families moved to Europe over the years. In the early 1900's, Jews began to mount a movement to reestablish a homeland for themselves in what is now Palestine. The British government issued the Balfour Declaration in 1917. It stated that they were in favor of the Jews establishing their homeland in the area. The League of Nations, established after World War I, went along with the Balfour Declaration. In 1922, they put Great Britain in charge of Palestine.