The Terrible Sweal Posted February 28, 2005 Report Posted February 28, 2005 ... and Jerusalem would be administered by the United Nations. The Arabs would get 43 percent of the land, the Jews 57 percent. On November 29, the General Assembly recommended the partition plan by a vote of 33 to 13. The Zionists accepted the partition reluctantly, hoping to someday expand the Jewish state to the whole of Palestine, but the Arabs did not. Violence between Jews and Arabs escalated and the new state of Israel was invaded ... You need some additional elements for completeness. First, note that Israel declared its own statehood shortly prior to the UN doing so on its behalf. Also, it usually bears mentioning that there was a somewhat reciprocal exodus/expulsion of each side's people just prior to the Arab states' attack. Quote
d4dev Posted March 8, 2005 Report Posted March 8, 2005 India. Everything Israel is accused of doing in Palestine is done ten times over by the Indian security forces in the Kashmir. Just wondering where you got that info from. Quote In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth. Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
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