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Originally Posted by Eric
My point is that there would have been no Jewish exodus from a devastated Europe if the Third Reich had not been responsible for that devastation
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I would still question that assumption Eric, the Jews have been persecuted & ostracised throughout the ages by other nationalities & religions over hundreds of years. And as such have always been moving or settling temporarily but having to constantly be looking over their collective shoulders for the next set of provocations.
Granted Germanys role in the 30's & 40's exacerbated the situation & accelerated the forced exodus/repatriation of the Jewish peoples, at least those who could & did with a great many going to the States. A Jewish Homeland already existed in Palestine at this time going back to about 1917 were some powers were seconded to the Israelis under a British mandate upheld by the UN & had been increasing in population numbers due to other pogroms long before Germanys actions.
Furthermore the New State of Israel using the 1950 law of return actively encouraged Jews from all over the word to return/settle in their own homeland. So even after wars end & the defeat of National socialism, the Holocaust many Jews were returning to Israel to avoid a new wave of persecution brought about by the Soviets rule throughout Eastern Europe & Russia itself.
And that is why we have the modern day state of Israel, as it is & where it is today. The Germans can be blamed for a lot of things, but modern day Israel is a conglomerate of circumstances & conditions.