FACT CHECK · PALESTINE: THE NAME AND THE IDENTITY
Claim: This League's 'Free Palestine' meant a Jewish state
TRUETHE ANSWER
The League sought support for a Jewish state; its July 1947 'Independence Week' backed the 'Hebrew independence fight' and sought 1,000,000 signatures urging Truman to move 100,000 Jews.
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