How Israel Was Created

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The Israel / Palestine conflict explained through the lens of Zionism. This video covers the movement from its first major leader, Theodor Herzl, up until the founding of the State of Israel. This video isn’t sponsored. If you want to support me, here are the best ways to do it: 1) Watch the whole video 2) Share it with a friend 3) Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rchapman If you're interested, I have a little library of casual videos available on Patreon and through my YouTube membership program. Signing up gives you content more often and supports the channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6FO-Up1-oLj5nNivCNHL-Q/join 0:00 Intro 03:56 Zionism Under Herzl 12:09 Early Politics in Palestine 15:09 WWI & Chaim Weizmann 18:21 What Is Right-Wing Zionism? 23:58 The Balfour Declaration 33:07 The Rise of Arab Nationalism 35:32 Polarization in Palestine 39:07 Revisionism 46:08 The National Conflict Breaks Out 48:30 David Ben-Gurion 50:19 Hitler and the 1936 Riots 55:16 WW2 and the Holocaust 1:00:02 The UN Vote 1:02:51 The Creation of Israel Sources: Zionism - Milton Viorst Enemies and Neighbors - Ian Black One Palestine, Complete - Tom Segev Defining Neighbors - Jonathan Marc Gribetz The Balfour Declaration - Jonathan Schneer Zionism - David Engel Empire of Sand - Walter Reid The Zionist Idea - Arthur Hertzberg Arab Nationalism in the 20th Century - Adeed Dawisha Jerusalem - Simon Sebag Montefiore Paris 1919 - Margaret MacMillan A New World Begins - Jeremy Popkin Israel: A History - Anita Shapira Israel - Daniel Gordis The Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism - Ed. John Breuilly The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Dov Waxman A History of Zionism - Walter Laquer Land and Power - Anita Shapira The Israel-Arab Reader - Ed. Walter Laqueur Israel: A History - Martin Gilbert