June 14, 1947 United Nations Committee of Inquiry Arrives in Lydda Airport “Arriving here today Chief Justice Emil Sanstroem of Sweden, Chairman of the United Nations Committee of Inquiry on Palestine, disclosed that the committee would tour the country ‘to get the background’ of the Palestine problem before starting its hearings. The committee members, representing […]
July 1947 British Restrict Jewish Purchases of Land The impetus given to the country’s economic development by Jewish capital conferred certain benefits on the Arab community. The Government was able to expand its services, in the interest of the whole population, by means of revenue drawn in an increasing proportion from the Jewish taxpayer. AND […]
See Movie “Exodus” Exodus was a ship carrying 4,515 Holocaust survivors, that left France on July 11, 1947 with the intent of taking its passengers to Palestine. Most of the emigrants were Holocaust survivors. The British Royal Navy seized the ship, and deported all its passengers back to Europe. Source: Wikipedia
August 30, 1947 Arab Murder, Mayhem, and Massacre – Lydda, Ramleh, Ben Shemen “Arab brigands killed a British Army officer in Palestine this afternoon. There were four bombings tonight. The killing of the officer was the second serious Arab attack on an officer of the British security forces within the last seventeen days. The official […]
October 20, 1947 Arab Murder, Mayhem, and Massacre – Lydda, Ramleh, Ben Shemen “Britain retains close—if altered—political connections with the Middle East and the Far East and vital economic connections. Interest in Africa—from Kenya, the Sudan and Nigeria right down to the Cape—are expanding. Prior to World War II, Britain’s Mediterranean strategy was founded on […]
November 10, 1947 The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al Hasanji (Husseini), Yasser Arafat, Mahmud Abbas “ Mufti Welcomes Parley The Exiled Mufti of Jerusalem, the most powerful figure in the Arab world, said today he was ‘pleased’ that Great Britain had abandoned her proposal to partition Palestine. The Mufti, Haj Amin el Husseini, […]
November 11, 1947 Arabs Say No to Jewish Homeland – State of Israel The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al Hasanji (Husseini), Yasser Arafat, Mahmud Abbas “The Arabs oppose partition for the same reasons Americans would oppose creation of a separate independent state by an alien community imposed on America by force of arms. […]
November 13, 1947 Arab Murder, Mayhem, and Massacre – Lydda, Ramleh, Ben Shemen “Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan of Pakistan informed the committee chairman that the Arab report was ready except for formal approval but that he had been instructed by the subcommittee not to present it until the partition plan based on the majority report […]
November 28, 1947 Israel Purchases the Dead Sea scrolls
November 29, 1947 United Nations Creates State of Israel