How was the State of Israel born Understand in three

How was the State of Israel born? Understand in three minutes

The Hamas attacks on October 7 sparked a war whose scale could exceed previous conflicts. Acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity are denounced by both sides. The peace process and the two-state solution initiated with the Oslo Accords in 1993 have rarely seemed as inaccessible and distant as they do today.

In this video we return to a key phase in the history of this conflict: the founding of Israel, from the conceptualization of Zionism to the establishment of a Jewish state in this region. The event, which was the result of European political decisions implemented against a backdrop of growing anti-Semitism, helped create a situation that today seems intractable.

To learn more about this founding episode and the resulting consequences, we refer you to the following article.

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The explanatory videos in the “Understanding in Three Minutes” series are produced by the “Vertical Videos of Le Monde” service. Broadcast primarily on platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram or Facebook, they aim to contextualize major events in a short format and make the news accessible to everyone.

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