The Establishment And Role Of The Jewish Agency For Israel In The 20th Century

In the process of the establishment and development of the state of Israel,the “Jewish Agency”played an indispensable role.This paper is a special study on the Jewish Agency.Through combing the establishment and development process of the Jewish Agency in the 20 th century,it discusses its role in the construction of Israel’s national state.The thesis consists of Introduction,Four Chapters and Conclusion.The first chapter discusses the background and reasons of the establishment of the Jewish Agency.The Jewish Agency is the product of the times.The Millennium suffering of Jews,the deep practice of the Zionist movement and the situation of Palestine in the early 20 th century jointly promoted the birth of the Jewish Agency.More importantly,the establishment and activities of the Palestine Office of the Zionist Organization(1908 ～ 1929),had a direct impact on the establishment of the Jewish Agency.The second chapter discusses the establishment and activities of the Jewish Agency for Palestine(1929 ～ 1948).The Jewish Agency,which came into being at the historic moment,has a systematic organization and various functions.It has done a lot of work in building settlements,resettling Jewish immigrants,forming political parties and political systems,developing economy and striving for international support.It has made great contributions to the founding of Israel.The third chapter explains the development and function of the Jewish Agency for Israel(1948 ～ 2000).Since the founding of Israel,the functions of the Jewish Agency have changed,and its work basically shifted to non-political fields,focusing more on resettlement affairs.In the last decade of the 20 th century,in order to meet the challenges,the Jewish Agency carried out reform and made fruitful efforts in the areas of resettlement,immigrant education and the promotion of mutual understanding and communication among Jewish communities at home and abroad.The fourth chapter summarizes the role of the Jewish Agency in the construction of Israel’s nation state and the negative impact of the Jewish Agency.Before the founding of Israel,the political role of the Jewish Agency was more prominent,it contributed a lot to the establishment of Israel in the immigration affairs,the construction of political parties and political system,the relationship with the British appointed ruling government and the function of foreign relations.After the founding of Israel,the functions of the Jewish Agency shifted to non-political fields such as resettlement,education and training,as well as contact and communication with overseas Jewish communities,and its social influence became more evident.At the same time,in the development process of Jewish Agency,its practice of squeezing Arab living space caused great harm to Palestinian Arabs,while the inclination of its immigration policy led to some social problems in Israel.In a word,the Jewish Agency has a significant and far-reaching impact on the construction of the nation state of Israel.The research on the development and role of the Jewish Agency is conducive to a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the history of the establishment and development of the State of Israel,and also helps to deepen the understanding of the cause of Jewish immigration.