Why is there such a vehement dispute as to who should control the land in the region?

What events led to jewish immigration to Israel in the 1930s and 40s? 

Why did the UN vote In 1947 for Palestine to be split into separate Jewish and Arab states, with Jerusalem becoming an international city?

Why did Palestinians call the vote “The Catastrophe?”

Who now occupies Gaza and the West Bank?

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