Israel: A House Divided

1947: UN votes to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab sectors

 Original Israeli Boundaries  Previous Palestinian Lands  Lands Taken From Neighboring Nations  Occupied Territory

12% left as a result of expulsion by Jewish forces 59% because of direct military assault 15% because of fear of imminent attack Accusations of massacres “Whispering Campaigns” Palestinian Exodus

4,942,121 dispossessed Palestinians Over 1 million in refugee camps Acquired lands largely unused (78% of Jews live in only 15% of land) Israeli attempts at agriculture failed

Israeli Position Refugees cannot return to a country of which they are not a citizen Palestinian land cannot be well defined Jewish citizens would be uprooted Returning Palestinians would present a security problem Palestinians left on Arab orders Israel claims right of occupation and legitimizes it because it was attacked

The Old City Haram al Sharif on Mt. Moriah Jewish expansions in the Old City Extremists determined to “redeem” the city Terrorist attacks on the Haram Government turning a “blind eye” to agitators

Peace? Both Israel and Palestine need moderate, rational leadership Israel must make some concession for Palestinian refugees to return to their lands Occupied territories must be given either citizenship or independence. Free elections must be held. Israel must cease attempts to destroy the Haram al Sharif U.S. and Britain withdraw military support from Israel