Is Israel Occupying the West Bank? (with Eugene Kontorovich)
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Legal Relevance of United Nations General Assembly's Partition Proposal
The United Nations General Assembly's partition proposal for Palestine is often a starting point for discussions, but legally speaking, it holds no relevance as the UN has no authority to create countries or borders. The 1947 resolution was a recommendation to Britain, the mandatory power, and was deemed unworkable by the British. The proposal divided mandatory Palestine into six triangles, allocated three to Arabs and three to Jews, with Jerusalem designated as an international city. Despite its flaws, the Jews accepted the proposal as the alternative was no Jewish state.
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