Did Resolution 181 create the State of Israel? - opinion
Israel’s true legal foundation can be traced to the Balfour Declaration and the international documents that it was incorporated into and that are still in effect today with respect to the West Bank.
A PALESTINIAN PROTEST, with the participation of the grand mufti of Jerusalem, outside the British Consulate General in east Jerusalem on November 2, the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. (photo credit: JAMAL AWAD/FLASH90)ByANDREW LÖVY