On This Day — THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PARTITION OF PALESTINE (CIA, November 28 1947)

“Armed hostilities between Jews and Arabs will break out if the UN Genral Assembly accepts the plan to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab States as recommended by the UN Special Committee on Palestine.”

CIA (November 28 1947)

November 28 2023 — This CIA report assesses the situation in Palestine following the UN vote in favor of partition. The report concludes that the U.S. lost prestige in the region by supporting partition. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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The CIA believed the Zionists would achieve initial success because of superior equipment and organization; however, the economy would break down as a war of attrition continued and without substantial aid in manpower and materiel, they could hold out no longer than two years. [Jewish Virtual Library]

I think this document is still worth studying. Perhaps, this letter from Einstein also deserves to be read carefully.

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CIA Declassified — THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PARTITION OF PALESTINE (CIA, November 28 1947)

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On This Day — THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PARTITION OF PALESTINE (CIA, November 28 1947)

“If a society crosses a certain line in its division and hatred, then it is a real possibility to see a phenomenon like a civil war.”

Tamir Pardo
Former Mossad chief

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