1. The Dedication and Political Activism of Golda Meir
... life progressed, her health problems only became worse (Mann 128-130). In April of 1946, the ship Fede was turned back by the British government to Italy. The Fede held approximately 1200 Jewish refugees. Upon reaching Italy, the refugees refused to disembark from the ship and began a hunger strike ... on the sale of land to Jews. This measure was seen as a real help to the Jewish cause in Palestine (Noble 83). The government officials in London accepted this resolution at first, only to abruptly reject the Commission's recommendations altogether. The British reacted by forming the indep...
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