The Toronto Star Middle East Bureau Oakland Ross is clearly in need of a history lesson. While writing on the recent selection of Shimon Peres as President of Israel, Ross states:
The facts: The war did not lead to the establishment of the State of Israel. On November 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 181 (II) on “the Future Government of Palestine”, commonly referred to as the Partition Plan. Under the Partition Plan, the land of former British Mandate of Palestine was to be partitioned into two states; one for the Arabs and one for the Jews. The leaders of the Jewish community agreed to implement the partition plan; however the Arabs rejected it. On May 15, 1948 shortly before the termination of the British Mandate, the Jews proclaimed the Independent State of Israel and seven Arab armies attacked the nascent State of Israel.
He has been its prime minister – on than three separate occasions – as well as its defence minister, and its foreign minister. He participated in the 1948 war that led to the establishment of the Jewish state, and he has been a fixture of the turbulent Middle Eastern scene during each twist, each turn, and each unnerving tumble the region has taken during the ensuing six decades [Emphasis added].
The facts: The war did not lead to the establishment of the State of Israel. On November 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 181 (II) on “the Future Government of Palestine”, commonly referred to as the Partition Plan. Under the Partition Plan, the land of former British Mandate of Palestine was to be partitioned into two states; one for the Arabs and one for the Jews. The leaders of the Jewish community agreed to implement the partition plan; however the Arabs rejected it. On May 15, 1948 shortly before the termination of the British Mandate, the Jews proclaimed the Independent State of Israel and seven Arab armies attacked the nascent State of Israel.
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