How Far Do You Agree That Terrorism in Palestine in the Years 1945-48 Was the Most Important Factor in the Creation of an Independent State of Israel?

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Although terrorism in Palestine was an important factor, saying it was 'the most important' factor is debatable. Zionist terrorist groups intent on the creation of a Jewish homeland such as Irgun and the stern gang played an important role in the creation of an independent state of Israel it was not the most important. Two of the most notable terrorist attacks were the bombing of the king David hotel in 1946 and the hanging of the two British soldiers. In July 1946 the Irgun bombed the king David hotel, killing 91 people including 15 Jews, this attack weakened the morale of the British in Palestine and in Britain, this meant that the public wanted the soldiers to come home and this put pressure on the government to withdraw and led to them handing Palestine over to the UN in 1948. Arguably the role of the UN was the most important factor in the creation of Israel. In 1947 UNSCOP Was set up to investigate, and then recommend how to resolve the Palestine problem. The main recommendation was to divide Palestine, and set up both a Jewish and an Arab state, this would give the Jews 55% of the country and the Arabs 45%, this was officially accepted by the Jewish Agency, but the Arab higher committee declined it, this factor is so important because it led to the civil war a few days after the partition plan. The civil war also arguably an important factor in the creation of Israel because it helped the Jewish get more land and over 300,000 Arabs were expelled by the Jews, which meant more of the land was theirs. The civil war eventually led to the war of 1948-49 where 6 different Arab forces attacked Israel. This was a very important factor in the creation of Israel because if the war had gone the other way and the Arabs won then the Jews wouldn't of had their own country that they took from the Palestinians. However due to having more experienced troops, better
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