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April 30, 2015

Israel Does Not Owe Its Existence to the United Nations

Despite the UN, not because of it.

Contrary to what many believe, the UN 1947 partition plan did not set the legal groundwork for the creation of the state of Israel. Rather, Eugene Kontorovich explains, Israel was created “despite the UN.” Kontorovich also discusses the potential impact of future UN resolutions. (Interview by Yishai Fleisher; audio, 25 minutes).

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April 30, 2015

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