RoccoR
Gold Member
P F Tinmore, et al,
Even sympathy votes can become very important; especially when they come in the official format and protocol.
• The West Bank was occupied by the Jordanian (1949); not Israelis. And it was the Palestinians that voted to accept Jordanian annexation and rule.
• The Gaza Strip was occupied by the Egyptians (1949); not Israelis.
Israel was defending its Declaration of Independence. "Powerful Arab interests, both inside and outside Palestine, are defying the resolution of the General Assembly and are engaged in a deliberate effort to alter by force the settlement envisaged therein." [United Nations Palestine Commission (A/AC.21/9 S/676 16 February 1948)]
Most Respectfully,
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Even sympathy votes can become very important; especially when they come in the official format and protocol.
A/RES/43/177 15 December 1988 Acknowledges the proclamation of the State of Palestine
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(COMMENT)Then why does everyone keep bringing this up when it is meaningless?Recognition of the 1988 State of Palestine was a sympathy vote.
The Palestinians had more standing in 1948. They were not officially occupied until 1949.
• The West Bank was occupied by the Jordanian (1949); not Israelis. And it was the Palestinians that voted to accept Jordanian annexation and rule.
• The Gaza Strip was occupied by the Egyptians (1949); not Israelis.
Israel was defending its Declaration of Independence. "Powerful Arab interests, both inside and outside Palestine, are defying the resolution of the General Assembly and are engaged in a deliberate effort to alter by force the settlement envisaged therein." [United Nations Palestine Commission (A/AC.21/9 S/676 16 February 1948)]
Most Respectfully,
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