With Resolution 181 (PDF), the UN General Assembly proposed the partition of Mandatory Palestine into two independent states – one Jewish and one Arab. The proposed partition, alas, was neither ...

In 1937, the Jews accepted the partition plan of the Peel Commission, while the Arabs categorically rejected it, demanding that all of Palestine be placed under Arab control and that most of the ...

the first congressional leador to be heard on the Palestine question this session, today told the House that it is “imperative” that Britain realize the immediate necessity for partition of ...

In 1947, Chile abstained from the UN vote to partition Palestine. And under conservative president Sebastian Piñera, Chile recognized the state of Palestine in 2011. By Katherine Newman ...

The Palestinian people have a fundamental, independent right to self-determination and their own state, Norway's deputy ...

Using guest speakers, this video clip discusses the background and impact of the UN Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947. This clip is part of a series which can be treated as historical sources ...

He was a member of the American delegation to the UN in November, 1947, when the U.S.A. backed the Palestine Partition plan. Rep. Bowles, former Ambassador to India, has been considered in ...

With Resolution 181 (PDF), the UN General Assembly proposed the partition of Mandatory Palestine into two independent states – one Jewish and one Arab. The proposed partition, alas, was neither fair ...