Helen Thomas Retires Effective Immediately

[Mark Stapleton]

And Sir Bacon's New Atlantis, the Hudson's Bay, Massachusetts and all the other corporations in North America? Please name me one "organic" state. I can counter that every state is an artificial construct. The UN also had little to do with it. The forces of Zionism assembled before the UN was even created. Ben-Gurion made his unilateral declaration of independence before the UN had a chance to declare a two-state formula. From the Zionist perspective they didn't get the UN the satisfaction of co-opting their movement toward a new state.

Ben-Gurion and his supporters were actually a bit disappointed with the partition deal, although it was generous considering they were outnumbered in the region by the Arabs and Christians. They knew they could take more land by force later.

I know BG declared unilaterally but the partition deal gave him the foot in the door he needed. As you say, it was the product of 70 odd years of Zionist activism which predated the UN and the League of Nations.