Which of the following claims can be supported by the excerpt?
5 point
The land of Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish people. Here their spiritual, religious and national identity
was formed. In their exile from the land of Israel
the Jews remained faithful to it in all the countries of their
dispersal, never ceasing
to hope and pray for the restoration of their national freedom. Therefore by virtue of
the natural and historic right of
the Jewish people to be a nation as other nations, and of the Resolution of the
General Assembly of the United
Nations, we hereby proclaim the establishment of the Jewish nation in
Palestine, to be called the State of Israel.
From Jon E. Lewis, The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness History, 2000.
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A. Palestine was liberated from the control of the United Nations.
B. Israel was founded in order to restore the national liberty of the Jewish people.
C. The formation of Israel was in response to the increase in Communism in Europe
and Asia.
D. Palestine offered territory for the formation of Israel.
5 point
The land of Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish people. Here their spiritual, religious and national identity
was formed. In their exile from the land of Israel
the Jews remained faithful to it in all the countries of their
dispersal, never ceasing
to hope and pray for the restoration of their national freedom. Therefore by virtue of
the natural and historic right of
the Jewish people to be a nation as other nations, and of the Resolution of the
General Assembly of the United
Nations, we hereby proclaim the establishment of the Jewish nation in
Palestine, to be called the State of Israel.
From Jon E. Lewis, The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness History, 2000.
O
A. Palestine was liberated from the control of the United Nations.
B. Israel was founded in order to restore the national liberty of the Jewish people.
C. The formation of Israel was in response to the increase in Communism in Europe
and Asia.
D. Palestine offered territory for the formation of Israel.
