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So when did the first purchase of land happen in Israel? Anyone with a copy of the Torah or who looks in a Bible will see that Abraham purchased the cave of Machpela in Hebron to bury his beloved wife Sarah. When the Jewish people returned from slavery, we came to the land and made it our home. Even during periods when Jews were expelled from the land, the people yearned to return. In fact, the land of Israel is closely tied in with the daily Jewish prayers... Calling the Jewish people “settlers” in their own land is both false and ridiculous.</blockquote></ref>

So when did the first purchase of land happen in Israel? Anyone with a copy of the Torah or who looks in a Bible will see that Abraham purchased the cave of Machpela in Hebron to bury his beloved wife Sarah. When the Jewish people returned from slavery, we came to the land and made it our home. Even during periods when Jews were expelled from the land, the people yearned to return. In fact, the land of Israel is closely tied in with the daily Jewish prayers... Calling the Jewish people “settlers” in their own land is both false and ridiculous.</blockquote></ref>

In the years following [[World War I]], Palestine became a British Mandate and the number of Jews returning to their homeland steadily increased, as did violence between Palestine's Jewish and Arab communities. Mounting British efforts to restrict this immigration were countered by international support for Jewish national aspirations following the near-extermination of European Jewry by the [[Nazis]] during [[World War II]]. This support led to the 1947 UN partition plan, which would have divided Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, with Jerusalem under UN administration.  

In the years following [[World War I]], Palestine became a British Mandate and the number of Jews returning to their homeland steadily increased, as did violence between Palestine's Jewish and Arab communities. Mounting British efforts to restrict this immigration were countered by international support for Jewish national aspirations following the near-extermination of European Jewry by the [[Nazis]] during [[World War II]]. This support led to the 1947 UN partition plan, which would have divided Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, with Jerusalem under UN administration.