# Israel is Re-Established

# 1917 - Balfour Declaration

#### Wikipedia Page

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

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

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# 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](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.