Orthodox Jews rejected the rise of Zionism in the 20th Century.One could not just live in Jerusalem and be a Jew. Theodore Herzl stated Jerusalem as irrelevant, suggesting a zionist state be built in Uganda, relations to Judaism didn't have anything to do with Jerusalem. Herzel was referred to as a messiah, son of David. The zionists eventually built Tel Aviv, not Jerusalem. From here spawned the rise of European Nationalism. The British conquered Egypt in 1882. WW1 from 1914-1917, THe Ottomans aligned with Germany against France and Britain. Jerusalem was the headquarters for VIII Turkish Corps . The Armenians consequently flee genocide in Turkey and the Armenian quarter swells.
France and UK agreement divides former Ottoman Empire. British consisted of jordan. S. Iraq, Palestine...etc. The french took over Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and N. Iraq.
Peel Commission 1937, approved by United NAtions in 1947. Conflict between Jews and Arabs equalled riots. War of Independence 1948. British attacked by Jews, pulled troops out, and everyone moved in . Arab-Israeli War was full blown.
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