This week’s subject: Israel at 50

After World War II, 100,000 Jewish refugees displaced by the Holocaust sought a new home in Palesine, hoping to join a large and well-established Jewish population in that area. But Arabs in British-ruled Palestine resisted having so many Jews enter the country. The United Nations eventualy proposed splitting the country, and in 1948, Israel declared its independence. The creation of this country was fraught with conflict that continues to this day. Students and others can learn more about Israel by using the direct links on The Times’ Launch Point Web site. Go to https://www.latimes.com/launch/