The pre-war Zionist struggle to secure international…

The pre-war Zionist struggle to secure international support, overcome Arab opposition, and promote immigration resumes with special fervor after 1945, when the true extent of Jewish losses in Europe becomes evident.

The Nazi genocide of European Jews during the war has killed over six million, and this disaster enhances international support for the creation of a Jewish state.

Zionist pressure in Palestine is intensified by the unauthorized immigration of refugees on a hitherto unprecedented scale and by closely coordinated attacks by Zionist underground forces.

The burning memories of the destruction of European Jewry, the chaotic postwar conditions in Europe, and the growing possibility of attaining a Jewish state where the victims of persecution can guarantee their own safety impels Jewish immigration.