Eye On Israel/Palestine

The Arabs had rejected partition along ethnic lines from the very beginning, rejecting UN res. 181. It was the Zionists who pushed for it, and got it.

UN Resolution 181:
.........Having received and examined the report of the Special Committee including a number of unanimous recommendations and a plan of partition with economic union approved by the majority of the Special Committee,

Considers that the present situation in Palestine is one which is likely to impair the general welfare and friendly relations among nations;

Takes note of the declaration by the mandatory Power that it plans to complete its evacuation of Palestine by l August 1948;

Recommends to the United Kingdom, as the mandatory Power for Palestine, and to all other Members of the United Nations the adoption and implementation, with regard to the future Government of Palestine, of the Plan of Partition with Economic Union set out below;...........

You state the Arabs did everything in their power to destroy it. You neglect to mention that the Zionists did everything in their power to ethnically cleanse it down to a "manageable minority" of Arabs.

Religion: Jewish 80.1%, Muslim 14.6% (mostly Sunni Muslim), Christian 2.1%, other 3.2% (1996 est.)

Phoenix
Thanks, I knew someone would.
Blue
At one time prior to the state of Israel there were large Jewish communities in the ME. Communities that were as old as 2000 years. I wonder how many of those still exist. Wonder of course is the wrong word since there is nothing to wonder about.

FreeDuck
No I don't! Consider the large Iraqi Jewish community. They left with very little more than the shirts on their backs.

Most to Israel. Where should they have gone. The fact remains they did not go because the wanted to. They went because they had no real choice.