RoccoR
Gold Member
toastman, P F Tinmore, et al,
Yes, they rejected the participation in the Partition Plan; but not independence.
The odd thing is, that if they had accepted participation in the Partition Plan, they would have been better-off than attempting to take by force what they could not negotiate.
Forty years later, when they final do acknowledge the legitimacy of Resolution 181(II), they found themselves will less than what they started with.
Most Respectfully,
R
Yes, they rejected the participation in the Partition Plan; but not independence.
(COMMENT)P F Tinmore, et al,
You read so much into an isolated word.
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In all "trusts" - there are "obligations." As is often paraphrased from the FDR speech for the Jefferson Day Dinner in 1945: "With Great Power comes Great Responsibility."
First, the Mandate was on behalf of the League of Nations, and NOT (repeat) NOT on behalf of the people of Palestine (as defined in the Palestine Order in Council - meaning: territories to which the Mandate for Palestine applies, hereinafter described as Palestine.); or any other individual state.
Second, the obligation of the Mandatory is to the League of Nations:
There is no question in my mind - that at the end of the day - come the termination of the Mandate, that the inhabitants had reached a more advanced stage of development and their independence could, in principle, be recognized by the Covenant itself; and that there be the establishment of the Jewish national home in the interests of the Jewish population in Palestine and internationally --- all Jews willing to assist in the establishment of the Jewish national home.
There are a few points to be made here.
- The Mandatory (the UK in this case), is subordinate to the Covenant (the League of Nations), just the dame as an appointed Trustee is subordinate to the will of the Court in civil law. The Mandate itself is not written in stone, but pliable to the will of the Covenant.
- The obligation is to the Covenant, with the idea that the best interest of the people are looked after, yet not always what the indigenous population may want (parental oversight).
- You will notice that the Mandate speaks of "self-governing institutions" (plural). Meaning that more than one institution may be established.
- And finally, "self-governance" was never established geographically (except for Trans Jordan), nor was there a specification on how to establish a Jewish National Home. There was never an outline establish limiting the scope and nature of either how to affect a Jewish National Home or self-governing institutions. (That would not come until the Resolution of 1947.)
Of course, through the process - no one can argue successfully that the Arab indigenous population did not have a right to a self-governing institution. But the expanse, scope and nature of such was never defined until 1947.
Most Respectfully,
R
Why do you say all that. I don't see the relevance.
It is clear who the Palestinians were and that the mandate was supposed to bring them to independence.
'Was supposed to bring them them to independence'
This is true. The problem is, the Palestinians rejected independence.
The odd thing is, that if they had accepted participation in the Partition Plan, they would have been better-off than attempting to take by force what they could not negotiate.
Forty years later, when they final do acknowledge the legitimacy of Resolution 181(II), they found themselves will less than what they started with.
Most Respectfully,
R