Since the 15th century, Britain had major control over India. Due to …show more content…
Countless citizens of those countries rejoiced in the streets for their independence. Although many were freed, their journey to that point usually was bloody and stressful. This situation was highly noticeable after the war ended when the Jews pleaded for their own country. The Jews up to that point had been claiming Jerusalem as their own, which they said their control of the region dated back to 3,000 years ago. Christians and Muslims were claiming that the land was theirs and had last control of it. Although the Jews had fierce competition, they kept inhabiting the land during the 19th and 20th centuries. When the British controlled the Palestinian area which contained Jerusalem. With the rising population of Jews and people Once the Jews were liberated from the concentration camps and others came out of hiding, the Jews once and for all wanted a state in the area they claimed as theirs. British Foreign Secretary Sir Arthur Balfour suggested establishing a Jewish state in Palestine while protecting the “rights of existing non-Jewish communities.” This only brought rejection from the non-Jews, and more tension between the Palestinians and Jews. The UN brought this issue to their attention in 1947. They assembly suggested a partition of Palestine, into one Palestinian state and a Jewish state. Although this was rejected by almost all in Palestine, they enacted it on May 14,