Annie
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And so the UN did. The Arabs, aka Palis refused their part. Israel has offered that plus more, in spite of kicking their asses how many times? Now one should assume that Hamas elections bode a different outcome, than "destroy Israel"?liberalogic said:The Arabs who were living in Palestine under Ottoman rule became infuriated when the Zionists began to emigrate to the area around 1882 in order to escape persecution in Eastern Europe and Russia. When the Balfour Declaration was issued during WWI, the Arabs saw that as a threat to their right of self-determination. The British, before the Balfour, had led them on to believe that Palestine would become part of a larger, independent Arab country, but the pressure on the British increased because of the growing number of Jews who continued to enter Palestine and who desired an independent Jewish state. After the Holocaust, everyone saw the atrocities committed towards the Jews and began to support an independent Jewish state on that land. But the Arabs still made up over 70% of the population. After Britain couldn't resolve it, they left and turned it over to the UN who divided the land.