Jordan Prevent Jewish Access to the Western (Wailing) Wall in violation of Armistice Agreement A lonely Arab guard fondles his rifle and small arms as he gazes across the 400 yards of no-man’s land here. His post is the famous Jewish Western Wall.
“The Palestine Post reported that the signing of the armistice between Israel and Trans-Jordan would put an end to the Israeli friction and Great Britain. A final draft of the armistice agreement was ready for signing a month after the talks began. There were no spectacular results—the present front lines between Israel and Trans-Jordan were […]
Camille Chamoun, former Lebanese representative to the UN, as quoted from a press conference in Baghdad. “The war in Palestine will be resumed sooner or later.” Source: 6
The Prime Minister of Israel, addressing the Israeli Parliament, set forth among the principles of the new State that “We shall spare no effort or opportunity to secure peace with our neighbors base on honor and security.” One of the planks of Israel’s foreign policy then announced was “a striving toward a Jewish-Arab covenant (economic, […]
“France and China announced today that they would support Israel’s application for membership in the United Nations, thus making certain its approval by the Security Council. However, a parliamentary wrangle prevented the Council from taking a vote this afternoon, and it will resume its discussions tomorrow. Last December, when the Council took up Israel’s application, […]
The government ordered Syrian banks to block all Jewish accounts and to stop all Jewish real estate transactions. Homes were suddenly declared abandoned and confiscated by the authorities. All Jewish schools were closed. Exit to Israel was forbidden. Source: 6
Under Jordanian rule of East Jerusalem, all Israelis (irrespective of their religion) were forbidden from entering the Old City and other holy sites. Between 40,000 and 50,000 tombstones from ancient Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery were desecrated. In the Old City of Jerusalem, the Jewish Quarter was destroyed after the end of the fighting. Source: […]
The Egyptians administered this territory, but refused to annex it, contrary to what Jordan did in the West Bank. David Ben Gurion proposed to annex the Gaza Strip and to resettle its Palestinian refugees throughout Israel. This offer was rebuffed both by the United Nations and by the Arab states, which would not accept Israeli […]
Arabs were defeated in the Negev campaign. Its sequence was the flight of Arabs from the areas then held by Transjordan. Source: 73, pp. 237-238.
The United Nations Acting Mediator reported to the General Assembly of the U.N.: “The Arab States had forcefully opposed the existence of a Jewish State in Palestine in direct opposition to the wishes of two-thirds of the members of the Assembly; nevertheless, their armed intervention had proved useless … The (Mediator’s) report was based solely […]