A Missed Opportunity for Peace in Gaza, 75 Years Ago, When America Backed Israel Annexing the Territory
The proposal’s failure is a reminder that Arab states, then as now, viewed the Palestinian issue as a useful tool with which to bash Israel.
David Ben-Gurion reads the Declaration of Independence on May 14, 1948 at Tel Aviv, during the ceremony founding the State of Israel. Zoltan Kluger/GPO via Getty Images, Wikimedia Commons
