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Modern Israel 26: The UN Vote on Partition - Nov. 1947

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The historic day finally came- the UN voted to partition Palestine into two separate states; one for the Jews, one for the Arabs. After intense lobbying pressure from the Zionists, the UN voted in favor of Partition. People in Jerusalem went wild with celebration, even though they knew war would soon follow.
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Modern Israel 25 - The UNSCOP Report: Summer 1947

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Facing pressure from all sides, Great Britain referred the matter of Palestine to the United Nations, which created UNSCOP, or UN Special Committee on Palestine. The committee visited Palestine during a time when the Irgun killed British soldiers and the British forced the Zionist ship “Exodus” to return to Europe.
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