From the Arab Higher Committee Delegation, in February 1948. Now, pay close attention to the last paragraph of their statement. Sixty five years later, nothing has changed:
“a. The Arabs of Palestine will never recognize the validity of the extorted partition recommendations or the authority of the United Nations to make them.
b. The Arabs of Palestine consider that any attempt by the Jews or any power or group of powers to establish a Jewish State in Arab territory is an act of aggression which will be resisted in self-defense by force.
c. It is very unwise and fruitless to ask any commission to proceed to Palestine because not a single Arab will cooperate with the said commission.
d. The United Nations or its commission should not be misled to believe that its efforts in the partition plan will meet wit any success. It will be far better for the eclipsed prestige of this organization not to start on this adventure.
e. The United Nations prestige will be better served by abandoning, not enforcing such an injustice.
f. The determination of every Arab in Palestine is to oppose in every way the partition of that country.
g. The Arabs of Palestine made a solemn declaration before the United Nations, before God and history, that they will never submit or yield to any power going to Palestine to enforce partition.
“The only way to establish partition is first to wipe them out – man women and child."
Today there are officially 49 Muslim countries and 16 Christian countries. But the Arabs and Iran still believe in wiping out the only Jewish country....
