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 == Crtique of the UNSCOP partition plan == 

 I suggest adding a section that clearly states why the partition plan was conceived as unfair by the non-Jewish Palestinians. There is some implicit reference to these issues in the ""Proposed Partition"" section, but it is not stated explicitly. The argument boils down to the fact that the Zionists were a minority in the population and owned a very small fraction of the land, yet the partition plan gave them a disproportionate share of the land - over 50% of it, clearly unfair from a Palestinian POV (and arguably also from an objective POV). Then there is the issue of legitimacy - what legitimacy does Britain (or the United Nations for that matter) have, to make decisions about land ownership and population transfer in a foreign land, decisions that are clearly at odds with the interests of the majority of the inhabitants of the land? The legitimacy issue is further compounded by the fact that at the time of voting, the UN included most of the rich/developed parts of the world: many Arab and poorer countries joined the UN only at a later point in time, and most probably would have voted against the plan. So if the UN did not represent the world's population fairly, some claim (and I have references for this), that the legitimacy of the organization at the time was moot.  
 These were some of the worries that were voiced at the time, and I think they should be made explicit. Furthermore, there was also critique of the partition plan that came from Zionist circles, and I think these should be mentioned as well. Before I make changes though, I'd like to get some bounce these ideas here in the talk page. Thanks,   "