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The Middle Eastern Crisis 

Published : Sunday, 14 July, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 305
ASM Shamsul Arefin
United Nations  General  Assembly adopted  a  resolution  on  29th  November  1947,  to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the "two-state solution". The adopted resolution was to implement a plan for partition in the British Mandate Palestine into one Arab state and one Jewish state. The Holy City of Jerusalem will be governed by a common administrative system.

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The Jewish population started migrating to the land of Palestine during this British Mandatory period. Within 1933 to 1935 more than 164,000 Jewish migrated to Palestine from different European countries. In the year of 1936 the Jewish population became almost doubled and reached around 370,000. The Jewish population rose more than 27% from 17% of the total population. During the period of 1948 the Jewish population became 600,000 and in the year of 1960 it reached up to 1,800,000. Such massive migration was from Russian Jews to Palestine. The British design of settlement was opposed by the Palestinian Arabs and Christian community and tried to prevent the Jewish migration. The Arab committee of Jerusalem declared 16th May 1936 as "Palestine Day".


The Jewish community started purchasing land with the support of British administration to establish a "Jewish National Home" in the territory of Palestine. The Palestinian Arabs opposed this Jewish move and was trying to contain them. The Arab Revolution started in the Mandatory Palestine against the British administration. The Palestinian Arabs demanded "Arab independence" and to end the Jewish migration. The situation significantly deteriorated during 1939 between the Palestinian Arabs and the Jews. The British Government issued a Parliamentary White Paper during 1939 limiting the Jewish population to be one third of the total populations in Palestine. No further Jewish immigration will be allowed unless the Arabs economic capacity is permitted. The changing policy was towards the prohibition of transfer of the Arab lands to Jews and the establishment of a National Government responsible to a representative council. The Zionist underground groups started working against  British rule within the Mandatory Palestine from 1944.

United Nations  General  Assembly adopted  a  resolution  on  29th  November  1947,  to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the "two-state solution". The adopted resolution was to implement a plan for partition in the British Mandate Palestine into one Arab state and one Jewish state. The Holy City of Jerusalem will be governed by a common administrative system.

After the adoption of the United Nations Partition Plan, on 29 November 1947, civil war broke out against the partition plan in Palestine. A series of offensives started by the Zionist forces during April 1948. They occupied cities in the Mandatory Palestine and planning for a Jewish state. On 14 May 1948 the Jewish leaders declared the Independence of a "State of Israel" during the termination of the British Mandate. The Muslim forces from Egypt, Transjordan, Syria and Iraq entered Palestine and attacked the Israeli forces. They took control of Arab lands and the Jewish settlements. This was the beginning of the Arab-Israeli War during 1948. 10 months fighting continued  in Sinai Peninsula and southern Lebanon. 

The UN  again proposed for a Jewish state in the Israel controlled area. 60% area of the Palestine land was proposed for the Arab state. Israel captured the West Jerusalem. Transjordan troops took control of East Jerusalem known as the West Bank. The Gaza Strip was occupied by Egypt. Around 700,000 Arab Palestinians became refugee to the surrounding states from the Israeli occupied territory. Huge number of Jews moved to Israel from all over the world including 260,000 Jews from surrounding Arab states. The Palestine land was divided within Israel and Arab states. During the "Six-Day Arab Israel War" in the year of 1966, near about 360,000 more Palestinian Arab became refugees to the surrounding states. The Palestinian territory which was the part of Jordan and Egypt was occupied by the Jewish and became the part of Israeli settlers.

During 2023, the total Jewish population was estimated in the world was around 15.7 million. Out of that the Jewish population in Israel was 7.18 million. In the United States 7.3 million, in France 440,000, in Canada 398,000, in United Kingdom  312,000, in Argentina 171,000, in Russia 132,000, in Germany 125,000, in   Australia 117,200, in Brazil 90,000, in South Africa 50,000, in Ukraine 40,000, in Hungary 45,000, in Mexico 40,000, in Netherland 30,000, in Belgium 30,000 and in Italy 28,000. As per the Israeli constitution all the Jewish people are eligible for Israeli citizenship.

According to the 2018 statement approximate 51% Jewish population is living in the United  States. 30%  of  the  world  Jewish  population  is  living  in  the  state  of Israel. Almost 81% of the total Jews populations are living in these two countries. During the year of 2020 the Muslims population in Israel was around 250,000. It was approximately 35.2% of the total Israeli population. In the year of 2022 the Israel population became 8.9 million. Out of this the Muslim population was 1.7 million and became 18.1% only. The Jewish population became 73.8 %. 
(To be continued) 

The writer is a freedom fighter and a retired army officer. He is now the Chairman of Bangladesh Foundation for Regional Studies



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