Salient. Official Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 41 No. 21. August 28 1978
The UN Resolution
The UN Resolution
'The third mandate often quoted is the UN resolution". By this time the number of Jews emigrating to Israel had risen to such proportions as to threaten the Arabs, so the matter was debated in the General Assembly. In the debate the Arabs claimed that they had the right to all the land of Palestine, while the Zionists said they would accept only part of the land. "So the Zionists accepted part of the land when in fact they had no right to any of it. The arguments of the Zionists must in any case be seen as merely tactical moves, because as soon as the British [ unclear: had] withdrawn the Jews took over about 77% of the land. The first exodus of over 400,000 Palestinians took place."