Despite the unacceptable concessions of the 1947 Partition Plan which left the Jewish state a fraction of what they deserved, it paved the way for the establishment of Israel.
Jews crowd onto a British army armoured car as they celebrate in downtown Jerusalem the morning after the United Nations voted on November 29, 1947 to partition Palestine which paved the way for the creation of the State of Israel on May 15, 1948. (photo credit: REUTERS)ByYAAKOV HAGOEL
