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Holocaust

In what ways have the Jews and the world at large reacted to the events of the Holocaust and coped with its consequences?

Overall the Holocaust is an event in history which in some eyes is described as inhuman and can not be justified. Even though the events of he holocaust had occurred around 68 years from now events since then have occurred all over the world as a result of the holocaust. One of them being the hunting down and prosecution of the Nazis who had carried out the holocaust later on called the Nuremberg Trials (1945-1949), some had escaped all over the world, some even reached South America.

Probably the recreation of Israel is the event that has caused the most controversy or dispute as a result of the Holocaust. The events of the Holocaust had resulted in many countries being sympathetic to wards the Jews and there ambitions to recreate Israel. This was a Jewish aim for a long time and it was to be called Zionism. At this time Britain was in control of all the Arab nations which at that time was lead by the Turkish government. Britain had taken an area of Palestine and placed a certain amount of Jews their, in return Britain would give the Arabs control of their land as the Turks had refused to this agreement, the Arabs had agreed to this in knowledge that the area the Jews where in was not to increase in size. Later on Britain struggled to control the violence occurring in the Middle East and it eventually just left the problem. Since then Palestine has almost become a fragment of what is know a very successful and powerful Israeli nation (seen above).

Ever since 1948 there have been various wars between the two countries, resulting in an estimated 4,416 Palestinian deaths and 989 Israeli deaths, Thousands more have been wounded on both sides. The Palestinian economy is a wreck. Israeli society is not in much better shape. In conclusion the blame for this bloodshed is mainly a lack in British government not thinking of what...