Evaluate the following, “After its all said and done, no single group, government, or institution is to blame for the manner in which the British Mandate of Palestine was partitioned.”
The UNSCOP (United Nations Special Committee On Palestine) had the final say in history on the partitioning of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states. When looking back on what could have happened, no one nation was to ‘blame’ exactly, but it is could have been partitioned differently. If the British did not change allies and sides so frequently, the Arabs, would have British support and get the majority of land and there would probably one Arab state with limited Jewish immigration. Also if Ernest Bevin did not give up on Palestine, it may not have been divided and may have stayed an Arab state. If President Roosevelt and President Truman let more refugees into the United States, there would not have been so much pressure for a Jewish Homeland in Palestine. In the end, President Truman pushed for the partitioning of Palestine. So, there wasn’t really one single nation to, blame for the results, but the United States and Britain greatly increased the viability that partitioning was the ideal option.
