Partition of Palestine

What is the basic premise underlying the partition proposal?

• The claims of the Arabs and Jews in Palestine are reconcilable

• Partition is the most realistic and practicable settlement

• Partition will fully meet the national aspirations of both parties

• Partition is the only means available for political and economic responsibility

What does the partition solution take into account?

• The historical origins of the conflict

• The economic and cultural contributions of both Arabs and Jews

• The promises and counter-promises made by both parties

• The international intervention incident to the Mandate

What is the basic conflict in Palestine?

• A clash of two intense nationalisms

• A clash of religious ideologies

• A clash of economic interests

• A clash of political ideologies

What is the main advantage of partition?

• It provides a workable basis for meeting the claims of both parties

• It removes the basis for persistent pressure from both parties

• It allows for full and effective political co-operation among Arabs and Jews

• It qualifies both peoples to take their places as independent nations

What is the urgent need in the solution?

• Political and economic responsibility

• Full and effective political co-operation

• Recognition of the historical origins of the conflict

• Removal of the basis for persistent pressure

What is the central issue in Palestine today?

• Arab-Jewish co-operation

• The extent of territory to be allotted to the Jews

• The opposition of the Arabs to partition

• The international intervention incident to the Mandate

Why is the opposition of Arabs to partition expected to be lessened?

• The solution definitively fixes the extent of territory to be allotted to the Jews

• The solution carries the sanction of the United Nations

• The solution removes the basis for persistent pressure from both parties

• The solution fully meets the national aspirations of both parties

What is the one factor that rules out necessary co-operation between Arabs and Jews in a single State?

• The historical origins of the conflict

• The economic and cultural contributions of both Arabs and Jews

• The international intervention incident to the Mandate

• Jewish immigration

What does the creation of a Jewish State under a partition scheme hope to achieve?

• Removal of the issue of Jewish immigration from the arena of conflict

• Recognition of the historical origins of the conflict

• Full and effective political co-operation among Arabs and Jews

• Expansion of the Jewish State

What does partition provide in terms of political and economic responsibility?

• It places political and economic responsibility solely on the Arabs

• It places political and economic responsibility solely on the Jews

• It places political and economic responsibility squarely on both Arabs and Jews

• It removes political and economic responsibility from both Arabs and Jews