its fears over the consequences of not partitioning Palestine, given the hostility in the region and that the British were washing their hands of it. Therefore the UN subverted ITSELF in 1947 by allowing an illegal state - Israel - to come into existence by partitioning Palestine and allowing the Zionists to create Israel in 1948. The only solution to the Palestinian issue is for the UNSC and/or the General Assembly to REVERSE that decision, declare Israel an illegal, rogue state and re-assert international control of Palestine until a new Palestinian Constitution and Palestinian government can be created covering the whole of Palestinians and Israelis. Absent that action, the only resolution we shall see is either ethnic cleansing or genocide of the Palestinians by the Israelis at some point - or worse. Who drafted 242, and deleted 'the' before 'territories'? Was our Hugh Foot responsible? Is there a discrepancy between English and French versions, and how does it look in Arabic? Comment #4 September 28, 2012 14:02 William Smart said... @ Richard Steven Hack said... "As many no doubt know, the UN had a subcommittee studying the issue of whether it had the legal authority to partition Palestine. The committee concluded and reported to the UNSC that the UNSC did NOT have that authority under international law, but only the authority to implement the Palestinian Mandate of the League of Nations." Really? Where's that? However, the UNSC overruled that decision due to its fears over the consequences of not partitioning