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In addressing the question of the future governance of Mandate Palestine, the General Assembly adopted resolution 181 (II) (29 November 1947) which recommended the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab States, which would form an economic union, and that Jerusalem should be internationalised. This resolution was not mandatory: on the whole, the General Assembly possesses powers of recommendation only which member States are bound to consider in good faith, but which they are not obliged to implement. Resolution 181 requested the Security Council to take the necessary measures to implement the Partition Plan, but it failed to do so. Although the Jewish Agency accepted the terms of the Partition Plan, it was rejected by the Arab Higher Committee which represented the Arab population of Palestine and opposed by Arab States. By resolution 186 (S-2) (14 May 1948), the General Assembly effectively abandoned the Partition Plan
The Legal Entitlementof a Future Palestinian State to Territory | The Beacon
The Legal Entitlementof a Future Palestinian State to Territory | The Beacon