Israel Matzav: CIA: Without outside assistance Jews in Palestine won't survive more than two years

Thursday, May 03, 2012

CIA: Without outside assistance Jews in Palestine won't survive more than two years

Here's a fascinating little document. It's a report issued by the CIA on November 28, 1947, one day before the vote on the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, and it argued against the partition.

Among other things, the report claimed that without significant outside assistance, the Zionists (Jews) would not last more than two years (so much for that argument) and that the United States had destroyed its prestige in the Middle East by supporting the partition plan.

I am embedding the report below (Hat Tip: Will). It's only 19 pages.

CIA Report on Partition of Palestine

Labels: 1947 partition plan, CIA, Palestine

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I am an Orthodox Jew - some would even call me 'ultra-Orthodox.' Born in Boston, I was a corporate and securities attorney in New York City for seven years before making aliya to Israel in 1991 (I don't look it but I really am that old :-). I have been happily married to the same woman for thirty-five years, and we have eight children (bli ayin hara) ranging in age from 13 to 33 years and nine grandchildren. Four of our children are married! Before I started blogging I was a heavy contributor on a number of email lists and ran an email list called the Matzav from 2000-2004. You can contact me at: IsraelMatzav at gmail dot com

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