Israel is Re-Established

• 1917 - Balfour Declaration
• 1947 - The 1947 Partition Plan

1917 - Balfour Declaration

Wikipedia Page

Here is the authoritative Wikipedia page that describes the Balfour Declaration:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration

Einat Wilf's Perspective

The gist of Einat's perspective is as follows:

• The Balfour Declaration was a tentative promise / declaration of intent
• It was the follow up by Zionists that made the difference, and the declaration itself was almost meaningless on its own
• The British Empire actually started reneging on promises, and they did so at the worst timing possible for Jews

1947 - The 1947 Partition Plan

Wikipedia Page

Here is the authoritative Wikipedia page that describes the partition plan:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Partition_Plan_for_Palestine

In perspective

When you look at the plan, one thing becomes abundantly clear: The Arab world made a grave mistake by rejecting the 1947 partition. Their rejection and subsequent wars against Israel created a complicated situation because:

• Israel was victorious in all wars waged against it (except for the recent October 7th war which in our opinion is the first war where Israel actually lost a war before it even began).
• Israel lost many lives, and conquered lands beyond what was originally planned by the UN
• Israel assumed those lands (as often happens when you win a war), and those lands have been developed both agriculturally and with many Israeli cities and towns.