Technically, the Holocaust did not start with deportations. What the Nazis did first was make it hard for Jews to live in Germany by harassing and taxing them heavily to make them leave. It is only when Germany conquered much of Europe that they had to deal with so many Jews and other minorities in occupied countries. At first, they did plan to deport Jews to Madagascar, but it’s not feasible because of of geography and war. They also cooperated with Palestine Mandate to allow Jews to leave but only a trickle of Jews managed to reach the safety of Middle East; but was stopped eventually also due to the complications of geography and war. What the Nazis arrived at instead is to exterminate the Jews; hence the term " the final solution".
Technically, the Holocaust did not start with deportations. What the Nazis did first was make it hard for Jews to live in Germany by harassing and taxing them heavily to make them leave. It is only when Germany conquered much of Europe that they had to deal with so many Jews and other minorities in occupied countries. At first, they did plan to deport Jews to Madagascar, but it’s not feasible because of of geography and war. They also cooperated with Palestine Mandate to allow Jews to leave but only a trickle of Jews managed to reach the safety of Middle East; but was stopped eventually also due to the complications of geography and war. What the Nazis arrived at instead is to exterminate the Jews; hence the term " the final solution".