TOPIC · 11 FACT CHECKS
1948, the Mandate and partition
MISLEADING'Jordan was never part of the official Mandate'CONTEXT1919: 'the Arab State and Palestine', two landsTRUE1939 White Paper: who rejected it, who objectedTRUEBalfour said home, not a stateFALSEIsrael's founders were all European settlersTRUELydda 1948: Rabin admits driving civilians outCONTEXTMorris: no master plan, but real expulsionsFALSENobody backed Balfour except BritainTRUEThe Mandate named a Jewish national homeTRUEThe Mandate told Britain to ease Jewish immigrationMISLEADINGZionists never accepted partition