P F Tinmore
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Not so. Israel went into 1948 with nothing.The Mandate flopped and had nothing to do with the creation of Israel. Israel was created by foreigners in Palestine.Britain's stupid plan flopped, so...A "national home" in Palestine, is not the same thing as a "Jewish state" in Palestine; that was never the intention of the LoN or the UN; that was pure Zionist settler colonialism.
Oh sure, so when everyone was talking about a Jewish National Home between 1917 and 1949, and all those legal documents were being created, they envisioned an Arab Palestinian State, under Arab sovereignty, with solely Arab self-determination in which it was permissible for Jews to simply reside.
That's why terminology like THIS was used:
Jewish State
Government of each State
reconstituting their national home
Jewish agency shall be recognized as a public body for the purpose of advising ... in economic, social and other matters
(Jewish agency) shall take steps (toward) the establishment of the Jewish national home
Jewish agency ... to construct or operate any public works, services, utilities and to develop any natural resources in the county
(And please also note the ABSENCE of this kind of language with respect to the Arab population in some of these documents)
That's why speeches like this were made in the US Congress:
I want to make at this time, Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the House, my attitude and views upon the Arab question in Palestine very clear and emphatic. I am in favor of carrying out one of the three following policies, to be preferred in the order in which they are named:
(1) That the Arabs shall be permitted to remain in Palestine under Jewish government and domination, and with their civil and religious rights guaranteed to them through the British mandate and under terms of the Balfour declaration....
If this is not a condensed and at the same time a complete bill of rights both for the Arabs of Palestine and for the Jews who intend to remain in their present homelands outside of Palestine, I have never read or seen one.
That's why the White Paper of 1939 was forced to attempt to devise an alternative policy:
The Royal Commission and previous commissions of Enquiry have drawn attention to the ambiguity of certain expressions in the Mandate, such as the expression `a national home for the Jewish people', and they have found in this ambiguity and the resulting uncertainty as to the objectives of policy a fundamental cause of unrest and hostility between Arabs and Jews. His Majesty's Government are convinced that in the interests of the peace and well being of the whole people of Palestine a clear definition of policy and objectives is essential. The proposal of partition recommended by the Royal Commission would have afforded such clarity, but the establishment of self supporting independent Arab and Jewish States within Palestine has been found to be impracticable. It has therefore been necessary for His Majesty's Government to devise an alternative policy which will, consistent with their obligations to Arabs and Jews, meet the needs of the situation in Palestine.
It has been urged that the expression "a national home for the Jewish people" offered a prospect that Palestine might in due course become a Jewish State or Commonwealth. His Majesty's Government do not wish to contest the view, which was expressed by the Royal Commission, that the Zionist leaders at the time of the issue of the Balfour Declaration recognised that an ultimate Jewish State was not precluded by the terms of the Declaration.
And finally, we have this little gem written by the UN:
The General Assembly,
Acting in discharge of its functions under Article 4 of the Charter and rule 125 of its rules of procedure,
1. Decides that Israel is a peace loving State which accepts the obligations contained in the Charter and is able and willing to carry out those obligations;
2. Decides to admit Israel to membership in the United Nations.
Your claim that there was never an intent to create an independent, self-governing, self-determining Jewish State as a homeland for the Jewish people in the territory by right of their historical connection is blatantly disingenuous.
They proposed partition. (two state solution) And that stupid plan flopped too.That's why the White Paper of 1939 was forced to attempt to devise an alternative policy:
Britain left Palestine accomplishing nothing.Royal Commission would have afforded such clarity, but the establishment of self supporting independent Arab and Jewish States within Palestine has been found to be impracticable.
Nothing except their "Mandate": to reestablish the Jewish National Home.
Still holding a grudge, obviously. The Zionistas'™ managed to defend that home in spite of attacking Islamist armies and attacks by your Islamist terrorist heroes.
How does it feel to be flailing your Pom Poms for Arab-islamist failure, ineptitude and incompetence?
One of the goals of the Mandate was to re establish the Jewish National Home.
Success.
Have you considered that your Magical Kingdom ofDisneyIslam'istan, was created by foreignen Turks, Arabs and European Christian Crusaders?
Failure.