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On September 3, 1942, the group decided to publish another letter to members of the Hebrew University staff clarifying its platforms The letter stated that Ihud adheres to the Zionist movement and regards the union between Jewish and Arab people essential for starting a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
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Ihud advocated for an Arab-Jewish binational state rooted in equal political rights for Jews and Arabs in an undivided Palestine. Ihud termed this vision “political parity.” Furthermore, it argued that Jewish immigration should be regulated in accordance with the principle of “numerical parity” with
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Ihud constituted the first instance in the history of Israel's politics of what happens when intellectuals seek to propose a compromise solution in the course of a violent national conflict. It demonstrated their organisational weakness and the fact that their political influence was marginal. Ihud
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When violence escalated in the aftermath of the 1948 War, Ihud issued a warning that posited military victory as dangerous precedents. “As members of Ihud, we do not welcome triumphs on the battlefield, which are in essence the spilling of blood, ruination, and destruction for everyone created in
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Ihud dedicated itself to promoting Brit Shalom’s beliefs in the political theatre. Magnes identified closely with the aims of Brit Shalom, a Jewish association focusing on the establishment of a Jewish cultural center as part of a binational state of Jews and Arabs in Palestine. Another member of
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rejected the platforms of Ihud because she considered Magnes' idea of binationalism an erroneous version of federalism as it merely substituted the Biltmore concept of Jewish supremacy in Palestine with the notion of Arab supremacy. She considered Magnes vision in conflict with her commitment to
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approved Ihud’s proposal in its February 10, 1956 issue, recommending “the earnest consideration of the Ihud proposals by the Israeli government and by the World Zionist movement.” However, the paper later retracted its position and denounced the programs in a November issue.
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The establishment and platforms of Ihud should be considered within the larger historical context of the time, both in Palestine and worldwide. It is imperative to note the Jewish-Arab strife in Palestine and World War II as the backdrop of the creation of Ihud.
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Ihud, Natan Hofshi, was also a member of Brit Shalom. He was against the use of force under any circumstance. Magnes established the Ihud to replace the defunct Brit Shalom. He had preliminary discussions to form Ihud in July 1942.
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the Arabs and the ability of Palestine to absorb immigrants economically. It proposed the creation of joint organs of government, and a division of the country into districts based on a communal basis.
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During Israel’s War of Independence, Ihud criticized Jewish attacks on Arab civilians. It was critical of the “spirit of Masada (survival),” which Ihud deemed a glorification of unnecessary martyrdom.
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However, by the late 1960s, the already marginal binationalism platform was even more sidelined because of the political reality of Israel, and Ihud became irrelevant in the political theatre.
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The founders and representatives of Ihud conveyed their views through the publication of Ba'ayot (formerly known as Ba'ayot Hayom - Problems of the Time). The social democratic activist
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presages the fate which was to befall Israel's intelligentsia whenever it approached the white-hot heart of the Israel-Arab conflict and sought to join in the political fray.
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Ihud also denounced the raid on the Jordanian village of Qibya in October 1953, and in general condemned reprisal attacks carried out by the IDF against Arabs.
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The group held its first meeting on August 11, 1942. During this meeting, Magnes emphasized that there were six reasons for the advocacy for binationalism:
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It was difficult to win approval of binationalism from Arab leaders. However, an agreement was achieved between Fawzi Darwish el Husseini, related to the
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Creating an alliance between this federative union and the Anglo-American union as part of an alliance of all free nations, when it comes into being."
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Securing the support of the expanding Yishuv and the entire Jewish people for a federative union of the Middle East that includes the Land of Israel;
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made it urgent for Ihud to salvage the Jewish community in Palestine while making it a viable community for the survivors of the Holocaust.
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in 1947. The Anglo-American Committee voted largely in favor of the proposals of Ihud, recommending an Economic Union in Palestine.
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An independent Jewish Press called Magnes a “quisling,” which means traitor, due to his position on binationalism. A Zionist paper
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federalism. Later, she supported Magnes proposal for a trusteeship as a temporary solution for Jews and Arabs in Palestine.
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Ba'ayot also published "Towards Union in Palestine", which was a volume consisting of a compilation of essays in English.
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Magnes resigned his position as the leader of Ihud the day after the UN announced its partition plan in Palestine.
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on the most suitable approach to resolving the issue of Palestine. In response to prominent proponent of Zionism,
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Colonial Bureau circulation manager to assist in the distribution of Ihud's pamphlets to a wider audience.
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was adopted by the United Nations, Magnes proposed an American trusteeship in Palestine and spoke with
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Specifically, the leaders of Ihud stated that their political aspirations of the association include:
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The resulting state would not be a Jewish state but a secular state like all the nations;
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A Jewish state in Palestine will breed hatred difficult to assuage for generations;
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After the foundation of the state of Israel, Ihud replaced its official journal
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In the beginning of 1947, Ba'ayot printed an article featuring the thoughts of
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Jews and Judaism can and will exist in the diaspora, with or without the state.
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Magnes and Buber testifying before the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
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Leading non-Jewish Zionists opposed the platforms of Ihud, including Sir
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Ihud was against the partition plan. In April 1948, months after the
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Creating a political system based upon equal rights for both peoples;
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Nation state is not the way of Judaism but of all the nation;
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The> bi-national idea in Palestine during mandatory times
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Another centre of strife will be created for the New World;
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Rav Tzair, a revisionist who has great admiration for
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By then, the catastrophe of European Jewery (see the
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Index

Ichud
Judah Leon Magnes
Martin Buber
Ernst Simon
Henrietta Szold
Ideology
Binationalism
Federalism
Zionism
Hebrew
binationalist
Zionist
Judah Leon Magnes
Martin Buber
Ernst Simon
Henrietta Szold
Brit Shalom
Biltmore Conference
David Werner Senator
Moshe Smilansky
Haim Margaliot-Kalvarisky
he
Joseph Moshe Valero
Holocaust
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
UN Partition Plan
Warren Austin
Rita Hinden
Fabian
Albert Einstein

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