“Today marks 77 years since the #UN adopted Resolution 181 on Nov 29, 1947, proposing the partition of #Palestine. While framed as a solution to European antisemitism, it laid the groundwork for the ethnic cleansing and ongoing #genocide of Palestinians and dispossession.
The UN plan divided Palestine into two states:
• A Jewish state (55% of the land), despite Jews making up only ~30% of the population and owning ~6% of the land.
• An Arab state (45%).
• Jerusalem as an internationally governed city.
The plan ignored the will of the indigenous majority, the Palestinians.
The plan came with conditions:
• Economic union between the two states.
• Guarantees for minority rights in both states.
• Oversight by the UN to ensure compliance.
Yet, these conditions were abandoned when Israel unilaterally declared independence in 1948.”
#otd #history
https://x.com/rrrrnessa/status/1862481816411623655?s=46&t=521hINbbUzSBIUxrCF_rbg
The UN plan divided Palestine into two states:
• A Jewish state (55% of the land), despite Jews making up only ~30% of the population and owning ~6% of the land.
• An Arab state (45%).
• Jerusalem as an internationally governed city.
The plan ignored the will of the indigenous majority, the Palestinians.
The plan came with conditions:
• Economic union between the two states.
• Guarantees for minority rights in both states.
• Oversight by the UN to ensure compliance.
Yet, these conditions were abandoned when Israel unilaterally declared independence in 1948.”
#otd #history
https://x.com/rrrrnessa/status/1862481816411623655?s=46&t=521hINbbUzSBIUxrCF_rbg
