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del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 21:37 03/12/2007 Tags: Palestine, Israel  United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 (Partition Plan), November 29, 1947 UN archives reveal plan to arm Jewish militia It was November 29, 1947. The United Nations General Assembly had just passed Resolution 181 - the Partition Plan, according to which the British Mandate was to be divided into a Jewish state and an Arab state. By Ofri Ilani The Iranian who took to Zionism The Indian and Iranian UNSCOP representatives were pro-Arab to begin with, but the latter gradually changed his mind. By Ofri Ilani Hamas said calling on UN to rescind 1947 partition plan Army Radio quotes Hamas statement as saying that, 'It is not shameful to correct a mistake. Palestine is Arab-Islamic land from the river to the sea, including Jerusalem, and Jews have no place there.' By Ofri Ilani The 29th of November, then and now On Saturday night, November 29, 1947, many of the Jews in the Land of Israel went out to dance in the streets of the cities. They were celebrating the United Nations decision to establish a Jewish state in part of the country. The Arabs were also supposed to get a state, but they went to war. By Tom Segev Why there was partition Some claim that the expression "a Jewish and democratic state" is a contradiction in terms; the Partition Plan, on the other hand, asserts that the two states, the Jewish one and the Arab one, must be democratic. By Alexander Yakobson Bookmark to del.icio.us Big heart The organs of an IDF soldier were donated to five people in Israel and Germany. Settler harassment Palestinians in the West Bank said settlers threw stones at a boy and stole his donkey.

Today Online In nod to Abbas, Israel frees another 429 Palestinian prisoners Responses: 124 Akiva Eldar: Avigdor Lieberman's settler friends can relax Responses: 55 Report: Israel's disabled worst off in Western world Responses: 35 Officials: Extraordinary measures used on 17% of Gazan inmates Responses: 33 Historic New York synagogue celebrates $20M restoration Responses: 19 Rosner's Domain Clinton was for it before he was against it (or vice versa) / WTR The new Jews who actually love their Shabbat services Poll: So, was the Annapolis meeting a success? "Anyone who shows contempt for Bush - not serious person," says Olmert More Headlines 20:31 U.S.: Iran halted nuclear weapons development in 2003 21:25 Most Arab MKs boycott special Knesset session commemorating partition plan 19:22 U.K. Muslim group ends boycott of Holocaust Memorial Day 21:32 In Syria, chief PA negotiator promises to coordinate on peace talks 15:54 Rehavam Ze'evi assassin jailed for two life terms plus 100 years 21:32 PM: High Arab turnout at Annapolis summit was a 'big achievement' 21:22 Israel releases 429 Palestinian prisoners in gesture to Abbas 19:11 Ben-Zvi Institute calls for return of Aleppo Codex fragments 17:34 PM: Ability to implement all home front improvements is limited 17:37 PA: Dozens of Hamas charities dismantled in West Bank Previous Editions Select Day 02 dec 30 nov 29 nov 28 nov 27 nov 26 nov 25 nov 23 nov 22 nov 21 nov 20 nov 19 nov

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