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There was no country in what is today Israel, like so much that was lost post WWI, the Ottoman's had long since had the lands placed under British control. The Brits could do what they want, and an indication was the Balfour declaration.The UK did not necessarily want Israel to come into existence, but remember they have faced a terrible war, paid a terribly high price and their soldiers and people were tired of fighting, including fighting the Jews who did also commit acts of terrorism. Tie that to the lobby's in Washington in which Truman was concerned about the politics and saw allowing the state of Israel as a positive politically. He simply nudged the UK until it raised its hands and went away.Israel or rather the Palestine area was for all intents and purposes, at this point was abandoned. Israel claimed statehood, other nations sought to destroy it (specifically Arab) and they failed time and again. I think at that point, by virtue of combat against larger numbers, time and again, Israel has won its right to exist, regardless of some crazy interpretation of Mohammed's last words.
There was no country in what is today Israel, like so much that was lost post WWI, the Ottoman's had long since had the lands placed under British control. The Brits could do what they want, and an indication was the Balfour declaration.
The UK did not necessarily want Israel to come into existence, but remember they have faced a terrible war, paid a terribly high price and their soldiers and people were tired of fighting, including fighting the Jews who did also commit acts of terrorism. Tie that to the lobby's in Washington in which Truman was concerned about the politics and saw allowing the state of Israel as a positive politically. He simply nudged the UK until it raised its hands and went away.
Israel or rather the Palestine area was for all intents and purposes, at this point was abandoned. Israel claimed statehood, other nations sought to destroy it (specifically Arab) and they failed time and again. I think at that point, by virtue of combat against larger numbers, time and again, Israel has won its right to exist, regardless of some crazy interpretation of Mohammed's last words.
