RoccoR
Gold Member
P F Tinmore, et al,
You keep saying this, only because you mistakenly believe that both the Arab Palestinian and the Jewish Agency had to accept. And again, you would be wrong.
(COMMENT)
The salient points in the relevant passages are:
I hope this was a clarification you can agree with.
Most Respectfully,
R
You keep saying this, only because you mistakenly believe that both the Arab Palestinian and the Jewish Agency had to accept. And again, you would be wrong.
(OBSERVATIONs)And, allocated is a misleading term. Land was allocated by the partition plan but since the plan was never implemented Israel never acquired that land.
Resolution 181 (II). Future government of Palestine said:4. The Commission, after consultation with the democratic parties and other public organizations of The Arab and Jewish States, shall select and establish in each State as rapidly as possible a Provisional Council of Government. The activities of both the Arab and Jewish Provisional Councils of Government shall be carried out under the general direction of the Commission.
If by 1 April 1948 a Provisional Council of Government cannot be selected for either of the States, or, if selected, cannot carry out its functions, the Commission shall communicate that fact to the Security Council for such action with respect to that State as the Security Council may deem proper, and to the Secretary-General for communication to the Members of the United Nations.
Any dispute relating to the application or the interpretation of this declaration shall be referred, at the request of either party, to the International Court of Justice, unless the parties agree to another mode of settlement.When the independence of either the Arab or the Jewish State as envisaged in this plan has become effective and the declaration and undertaking, as envisaged in this plan, have been signed by either of them, sympathetic consideration should be given to its application for admission to membership in the United Nations in accordance with Article 4 of the Charter of the United Nations.SOURCE: A/RES/181(II) 29 November 1947PALESTINE COMMISSION ADJOURNS SINE DIE said:During today's brief meeting, Dr. Eduardo Morgan (Panama) said that this resolution of the Assembly merely "relieves responsibility. The Commission has not been dissolved. In fact the resolution of last November 29 has been implemented."
SOURCE: PAL/169 17 May 1948
The PLO Negotiations Affairs Department said:1. Summary
The delineation and demarcation of agreed upon borders are central to reaching an end of conflict on the basis of the two-state solution. Our position on borders has undergone a significant transformation since 1948. Our national movement once laid claim to its rights over all of historic Palestine, an area that includes modern day Israel. Since 1988, however, in the interest of achieving peace and ending the conflict, we limited our national aspirations to statehood to 22 percent of historic Palestine, seeking a state of our own in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as its capital (that is, all of the territory occupied by Israel in 1967). Despite this, Israel continues to create “facts on the ground,” building its Wall and more settlements amongst other things, grabbing more Palestinian land in violation of international law.
SOURCE: Borders SummaryParagraph 2 said:For the Palestinian side, and since the strategic decision to forge a peace on the basis of coexistence, resolution 181 (II) has become acceptable. The resolution provides the legal basis for the existence of both the Jewish and the Arab States in Mandated Palestine. According to the resolution, Jerusalem should become a corpus separatum, which the Palestinian side is willing to take into consideration and to reconcile with the Palestinian position that East Jerusalem is part of the Palestinian territory and the capital of the Palestinian State. The Palestinian side adheres to international legitimacy and respects General Assembly resolution 181 (II), as well as Security Council resolution 242 (1967), the implementation of which is the aim of the current Middle East peace process.
SOURCE: A/53/879 S/1999/334 25 March 1999
(COMMENT)
The salient points in the relevant passages are:
- The Jewish agency had a Provisional Council of Government ready prior to April 1948.
- The Arab Higher Committee did not invoke the dispute clause or bring an objection before the International Court of Justice.
- The Successor Government to the Mandatory, made a report and public declaration that the Mandate was implemented.
- The Palestinians agree to the international legitimacy of GA Resolution 181(II).
- The Palestinians agree to the recognition of the borders as those established by the Armistice Lines.
I hope this was a clarification you can agree with.
Most Respectfully,
R
