Why Did the UN Divide Palestine in 1947 🇵🇸🇮🇱 #Shorts

In 1947, the United Nations proposed dividing British-ruled Palestine into two states — one Jewish and one Arab.

Jerusalem was proposed to have a special international status.

The Jewish Agency accepted the partition plan, while Palestinian Arab leaders and neighboring Arab states rejected it. In 1948, Israel declared independence, and war followed.

The Arab Palestinian state proposed by the UN was not established at that time, and the consequences of this period continue to shape the Israeli-Palestinian conflict today.

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