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This week marks the anniversary of a pivotal moment in history – the approval of the UN Partition Plan on November 29, 1947.
This visionary plan aimed to create two separate states, one Jewish, and one Arab, with an international zone encompassing Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Undoubtedly, the UN’s decision laid the groundwork for peace plans and the future of the region; it also offered a diplomatic framework for Israel’s establishment as an independent state, but it has become a tool for perpetuating conflicts, wielded by some of Israel’s adversaries.
The partition plan faced dissent within the UN General Assembly, with 33 states in favor, 13 against, and 10 abstentions.
Despite the Zionist leadership in Palestine’s acceptance of the plan and demonstration of its commitment to working within its imperfect constraints, the Arab states and the Arab population in Palestine at the time, chose war.
The ensuing conflict forced Israel to fight for its existence between 1947 and 1948, successfully overcoming Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and volunteers from across North Africa and the Middle East.
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This visionary plan aimed to create two separate states, one Jewish, and one Arab, with an international zone encompassing Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Undoubtedly, the UN’s decision laid the groundwork for peace plans and the future of the region; it also offered a diplomatic framework for Israel’s establishment as an independent state, but it has become a tool for perpetuating conflicts, wielded by some of Israel’s adversaries.
The partition plan faced dissent within the UN General Assembly, with 33 states in favor, 13 against, and 10 abstentions.
Despite the Zionist leadership in Palestine’s acceptance of the plan and demonstration of its commitment to working within its imperfect constraints, the Arab states and the Arab population in Palestine at the time, chose war.
The ensuing conflict forced Israel to fight for its existence between 1947 and 1948, successfully overcoming Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and volunteers from across North Africa and the Middle East.
Marking the anniversary of UN Partition Plan - editorial
Looking back on the anniversary of the UN's approval of the Partition Plan on November 29, 1947, during Israel's war against Hamas.
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