Information about Jewish Agency
The Jewish Agency for Israel (Hebrew: הסוכנות היהודית לארץ ישראל), also known as the Sochnut, served as the pre-state Jewish government before the establishment of Israel and later became the organization in charge of immigration and absorption of Jews from the Diaspora.
The Jewish Agency was charged with facilitating Jewish immigration into Palestine, land purchase from Arab owners, and planning the general policies of the Zionist leadership. It ran schools and hospitals, and following the Arab attacks of 1929, a growing illegal militia, the Haganah. The British authorities offered to create a similar Arab Agency, but this offer was rejected by Arab leaders.
The Jewish Agency was raided by British Troops in 1946 under Operation Agatha in retaliation for a number of attacks against British forces, however the Haganah did not attack British forces directly. These were largely carried out by Etzel, better known as the Irgun. The Jerusalem headquarters of the Jewish Agency was bombed by agents of the Grand Mufti Haj Mohammed Amin al-Husseini in early 1948, with great loss of life. During the subsequent siege, the Agency moved its headquarters to Tel Aviv.
On May 14, 1948, the Jewish Agency for Palestine, under its leader David Ben Gurion, became the Provisional Government of Israel.
The Jewish Agency for Palestine
The Jewish Agency for Palestine was a Zionist organization, originally established in 1923 to represent the Jewish community during the period of the British Mandate of Palestine, which lasted between 1921 and 1948. It received official recognition in 1929. During the Mandate Period, the Jewish Agency for Palestine was a quasi-governmental organization that served the administrative needs of the Jewish community. Its leadership was elected by Jews from all over the world by proportional representation. [1]The Jewish Agency was charged with facilitating Jewish immigration into Palestine, land purchase from Arab owners, and planning the general policies of the Zionist leadership. It ran schools and hospitals, and following the Arab attacks of 1929, a growing illegal militia, the Haganah. The British authorities offered to create a similar Arab Agency, but this offer was rejected by Arab leaders.
The Jewish Agency was raided by British Troops in 1946 under Operation Agatha in retaliation for a number of attacks against British forces, however the Haganah did not attack British forces directly. These were largely carried out by Etzel, better known as the Irgun. The Jerusalem headquarters of the Jewish Agency was bombed by agents of the Grand Mufti Haj Mohammed Amin al-Husseini in early 1948, with great loss of life. During the subsequent siege, the Agency moved its headquarters to Tel Aviv.
On May 14, 1948, the Jewish Agency for Palestine, under its leader David Ben Gurion, became the Provisional Government of Israel.
The Jewish Agency for Israel (Contemporary)
Following the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the government created a new Jewish Agency for Israel to facilitate economic development and the absorption of immigrants.Jewish People Policy Planning Institute
A think tank founded recently by The Jewish Agency.External links
- The Jewish Agency for Israel official website
- Jewish People Policy Planning Institute official website
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Zionism is an international political movement that supports a homeland for the Jewish People in the Land of Israel.[1] Although its origins are earlier, the movement was formally established by Austrian journalist Theodor Herzl in the late nineteenth century.
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The British Mandate for Palestine, sometimes referred to as the Mandate of Palestine, was a League of Nations Mandate created after the First World War when the Ottoman Empire was split by the Treaty of Sèvres.
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Palestine (from Παλαιστινη; Palaestina; formerly also פלשתינה Palestina
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An organization (or organisation — see spelling differences) is a social arrangement which pursues collective goals, which controls its own performance, and which has a boundary separating it from its environment.
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Operation Agatha (Saturday, June 29, 1946 - ) sometimes called Black Shabbat or Black Saturday because it began on the Jewish sabbath, was a police and military operation conducted by the British authorities in the British Mandate of Palestine.
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Irgun (Hebrew: ארגון; shorthand for Ha'Irgun Ha'Tsvai Ha'Leumi B'Eretz Yisrael,
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Grand Mufti (Arabic: مفتي عام) refers to the highest official of religious law in a Sunni Muslim country.
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Mohammad Amin al-Husayni (ca. 1895 - July 4, 1974, أمين الحسيني, alternatively spelt al-Husseini), Mufti of Jerusalem was an Arab nationalist and a Muslim leader in Palestine and Egypt.
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May 14 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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David Ben-Gurion (Hebrew:
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A provisional government is an emergency or interim government set up when a political void has been created by the collapse of a previous administration or regime. A provisional government holds power until elections can be held or a permanent government can otherwise be
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Anthem
Hatikvah
The Hope
Capital
(and largest city) Jerusalem
Official languages Hebrew, Arabic
Demonym Israeli
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Hatikvah
The Hope
Capital
(and largest city) Jerusalem
Official languages Hebrew, Arabic
Demonym Israeli
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A think tank (also called a policy institute) is an organization, institute, corporation, or group that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, science or technology issues, industrial or business policies, or military
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