FN's delingsplan for Palæstina: Forskelle mellem versioner

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Sammensat navneord korrigeret: "zionist bevægelse" rettet til "zionistbevægelse".
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== Baggrund ==
I november 1917, mens [[General Allenby]] forberedte sig på at erobre Palæstina, udstedte Det britiske udenrigsministrerium [[Balfour-deklarationen]], et brev fra udenrigsminister [[Arthur James Balfour|Lord Balfour]] til [[Lord Rothschild]], lederen af den britiske zionist bevægelsezionistbevægelse. Deklarationen lød:
<blockquote>''His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.''</blockquote>