One thing I hear time and time again is how the "Jews" accepted the Partition plan. I always knew that was wrong but I bothered to look in to it. I was right. My instincts usually are.
David McDowall (1990). Palestine and Israel: The Uprising and Beyond. I.B. Tauris. p. 193. ISBN 9780755612581. Although the Jewish Agency accepted the partition plan, it did not accept the proposed borders as final and Israel's declaration of independence avoided the mention of any boundaries. A state in part of Palestine was seen as a stage towards a larger state when opportunity allowed. Although the borders were 'bad from a military and political point of view,' Ben Gurion urged fellow Jews to accept the UN Partition Plan, pointing out that arrangements are never final, 'not with regard to the regime, not with regard to borders, and not with regard to international agreements'.
One thing I hear time and time again is how the "Jews" accepted the Partition plan. I always knew that was wrong but I bothered to look in to it. I was right. My instincts usually are.
David McDowall (1990). Palestine and Israel: The Uprising and Beyond. I.B. Tauris. p. 193. ISBN 9780755612581. Although the Jewish Agency accepted the partition plan, it did not accept the proposed borders as final and Israel's declaration of independence avoided the mention of any boundaries. A state in part of Palestine was seen as a stage towards a larger state when opportunity allowed. Although the borders were 'bad from a military and political point of view,' Ben Gurion urged fellow Jews to accept the UN Partition Plan, pointing out that arrangements are never final, 'not with regard to the regime, not with regard to borders, and not with regard to international agreements'.
They have never seen an agreement they wouldnt break. Because they dont view anyone as an equal counterparty. Only future serfs.
Why make agreements at all, other than to buy time and fool people.
And now they're seizing that chance.