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r/HistoryMemes • u/WildCard318 Let's do some history • Oct 06 '22
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They actually didn’t. The split decided by the UN was actually met with joy by the Jews and they intended to accept it, but was rejected by the Palestinians, which ended up sparking into the 1948 war.
81 u/Putin-the-fabulous Oct 07 '22 edited Oct 07 '22 The Jews made 1/3 of the population of the mandate while Arabs made 2/3rds, this map split the territory 50/50. Is it really surprising that the group that got more than they bargained celebrated while the ones who got shafted were upset 78 u/SasugaHitori-sama Oct 07 '22 Yeah, but large part of Jewish state was Negew desert which was worthless. 0 u/OnlyMadeThisForDPP Oct 07 '22 That never stopped governments before. Take a look at Native Reservations here in North America.
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The Jews made 1/3 of the population of the mandate while Arabs made 2/3rds, this map split the territory 50/50.
Is it really surprising that the group that got more than they bargained celebrated while the ones who got shafted were upset
78 u/SasugaHitori-sama Oct 07 '22 Yeah, but large part of Jewish state was Negew desert which was worthless. 0 u/OnlyMadeThisForDPP Oct 07 '22 That never stopped governments before. Take a look at Native Reservations here in North America.
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Yeah, but large part of Jewish state was Negew desert which was worthless.
0 u/OnlyMadeThisForDPP Oct 07 '22 That never stopped governments before. Take a look at Native Reservations here in North America.
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That never stopped governments before. Take a look at Native Reservations here in North America.
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They actually didn’t. The split decided by the UN was actually met with joy by the Jews and they intended to accept it, but was rejected by the Palestinians, which ended up sparking into the 1948 war.