"We came to Palestine to do away with the helplessness of the Jewish people through our own endeavors. Therefore, you will realize what it meant for us to watch from here millions of Jews being slaughtered during these years of war." -Golda Meir, speech, 1946

Question

"We came to Palestine to do away with the helplessness of the Jewish people through our own endeavors. Therefore, you will realize what it meant for us to watch from here millions of Jews being slaughtered during these years of war." -Golda Meir, speech, 1946

Use the quote to answer the following question: What is the most valid inference that can be drawn from the above statement?

Responses

Meir wanted to keep the territories Israel won from its Arab neighbors
Meir wanted to keep the territories Israel won from its Arab neighbors

Meir believed Jews could not be safe without their own country.
Meir believed Jews could not be safe without their own country.

Meir wanted non-Jewish settlers to leave Israel.
Meir wanted non-Jewish settlers to leave Israel.

Meir emigrated to the Palestine mandate after the Holocaust.

Answer 1

Meir believed Jews could not be safe without their own country.

Answer 2

The most valid inference that can be drawn from the above statement is: Meir believed Jews could not be safe without their own country.

Answer 3

The most valid inference that can be drawn from the quote is that Meir believed Jews could not be safe without their own country. In the quote, Meir expresses the importance of establishing a Jewish presence in Palestine to combat the helplessness and suffering experienced by Jews during the war and the Holocaust. This implies that she believed the establishment of a Jewish homeland was crucial for the safety and security of the Jewish people.