I searched Zionism Origins. This is the first thing that came up: http://www.cactus48.com/truth They're a Jewish site. According to them, the U.N. acted under pressure from the U.S., specifically Truman. It was a corrupt decision. Not one of its finer moments, like the peacekeepers. Andy > [Original Message] > From: Robert Paul <robert.paul@xxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 11/17/2005 3:02:30 AM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Oh, Take me to JesusLand! > > From a recent exchange: > > >>A.A. Ah, but who asked the Palestinians if they wanted to give up their > >>homeland? > > >>V.C.No one. Palestine was a colony of Britain. The establishment of > >>Israel was done in the UN. > > > ***A.A. Can you supply a source for this? > > Google, he said. Either 'Palestine,' 'Israel,' or 'Zionism' should get > you started. > > Robert Paul > Reed College > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html