The war was finally over, but the Zionist struggle to establish a Jewish state in Palestine continued. Great Britain came under pressure from the Arabs to get Jews out of Palestine, under pressure from the US to get more Jews into Palestine, and under pressure from Jewish terrorists who killed British soldiers and civilians.

As the Allied forces began to win the war against Hitler and the Axis nations, Jewish terrorist organizations in Palestine stepped up their attacks on Great Britain and the White Paper.

World War II started, and Hitler tried to exterminate the Jews in Europe. The British had already turned against their promise to create a Jewish state, and Jews fought against each other in Palestine. It looked like the Jews were without any friends, until Americans began to support the Jewish state.