The Jewish Agency

Question 1

established for

Answer 1

aiding European Jews by finding them entry permits to Palestine

Question 2

recruited

Answer 2

40,000 members of the Palestinian Jewish community

8% of Jewish population of Palestine

Question 3

after WW2

Answer 3

continued to aid illegal immigration

Question 4

refugee ships

Answer 4

were intercepted by the British and the immigrants were sent to detention camps in Cyprus

Question 5

GB’s anti-Jewish stance

Answer 5

an agreement was signed by the Irgun, Hagannah and Jewish agency to form a United Resistance against the British

Question 6

UN Partition

Answer 6

decided on 29 November 1947

Question 7

Declaration of independence

Answer 7

14 May 1948

provisional government of the State of Israel consisted of the Jewish agency and the Jewish National Council.

Question 8

first PM

Answer 8

David Ben-Gurion

Question 9

1948

Answer 9

Israel was surrounded by hostile Arab nations

Egypt, Syria, Jordan Iraq and Lebanon and Saudi Arabic invaded