Palestine and neighbouring Arab nations in 1947 Palestine–Israel maps activity

The United Nations plan for two states in Palestine (1947) Palestine used to belong to the Palestinian Arabs. As the number of Jewish immigrants grew after 1945, violence broke out between Palestinians and Jews. In 1947, the United Nations voted to split Palestine into two new countries: Palestine (yellow on map) Israel (orange on map) All the surrounding nations are Arab states. Israel accepted the UN plan and declared itself a new nation in May Ever since then it has been accepted as a nation by almost every other country in the world. Palestine refused to accept the UN plan. It believed there should be a single Palestinian state. There is still no country called “Palestine”.

Palestinians… Who might say…? Israelis…

Palestinians…Israelis… This was our God-given land until we were forced to leave thousands of years ago. Who might say…?

Palestinians…Israelis… The United Nations had no right to set up a country for you in our land. Who might say…? This was our God-given land until we were forced to leave thousands of years ago.

Palestinians…Israelis… We have lived here for thousands of years – the land is ours. Who might say…? The United Nations had no right to set up a country for you in our land. This was our God-given land until we were forced to leave thousands of years ago.

Palestinians…Israelis… We need a safe land of our own where there can never be another Holocaust. Who might say…? We have lived here for thousands of years – the land is ours. The United Nations had no right to set up a country for you in our land. This was our God-given land until we were forced to leave thousands of years ago.

Palestinians…Israelis… We will use terrorism to attack and get our land back. Who might say…? We have lived here for thousands of years – the land is ours. The United Nations had no right to set up a country for you in our land. We need a safe land of our own where there can never be another Holocaust. This was our God-given land until we were forced to leave thousands of years ago.

Palestinians…Israelis… We will not talk to you until your terrorists stop attacking us. Who might say…? We will use terrorism to attack and get our land back. We have lived here for thousands of years – the land is ours. The United Nations had no right to set up a country for you in our land. We need a safe land of our own where there can never be another Holocaust. This was our God-given land until we were forced to leave thousands of years ago.

Palestinians…Israelis… You took extra land from us in wars. The United Nations says you must give it back. Who might say…? We will use terrorism to attack and get our land back. We have lived here for thousands of years – the land is ours. The United Nations had no right to set up a country for you in our land. We will not talk to you until your terrorists stop attacking us. We need a safe land of our own where there can never be another Holocaust. This was our God-given land until we were forced to leave thousands of years ago.

Palestinians…Israelis… Arab nations want to destroy us. We need the extra land to make our borders strong. Who might say…? You took extra land from us in wars. The United Nations says you must give it back. We will use terrorism to attack and get our land back. We have lived here for thousands of years – the land is ours. The United Nations had no right to set up a country for you in our land. We will not talk to you until your terrorists stop attacking us. We need a safe land of our own where there can never be another Holocaust. This was our God-given land until we were forced to leave thousands of years ago.

Palestinians…Israelis… Arab nations want to destroy us. We need the extra land to make our borders strong. Who might say…? You took extra land from us in wars. The United Nations says you must give it back. We will use terrorism to attack and get our land back. We have lived here for thousands of years – the land is ours. The United Nations had no right to set up a country for you in our land. Arab nations want to destroy us. We need the extra land to make our borders strong. We will not talk to you until your terrorists stop attacking us. We need a safe land of our own where there can never be another Holocaust. This was our God-given land until we were forced to leave thousands of years ago.

Click on the map to see a BBC web page that shows how borders have changed in and around Israel