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First Zionist Congress
I see this through a social lens because the main reason for this meeting was for Jewish people and to have them somewhere both safe and legal. "At Basel I founded the Jewish State. If I said this out loud today, l would be greeted by universal laughter. In five years perhaps, and certainly in fifty years, everyone will perceive it." -Theodor Herzl, convenor of the Congress. -
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Israel's War of Independence
I view this with 2 lenses. First, it is political, because there was a whole war fought over this. Second, I see this as a social event because the war was fought for independence when the Arabs launched attacks in response to Israel's declaration of independence. "When peace comes, we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our sons... Peace will come when the Arabs love their children more than they hate us."
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Six-Day War
I view this through a political lens, as it was a brief war/conflict with weapons like air strikes. "It is the duty of all of us now to move from defensive positions to offensive positions and enter the battle to liberate the usurped land... Everyone must face the test and enter the battle to the end.” -Former President of Syria, Nureddin al-Attassi.