Mr. T,—The refusal by Arab States of the mandated territory to accept UN Partition Resolution 181 (1947) demonstrated that Palestinian Arabs were not interested in establishing their own state if it meant allowing the existence of a Jewish state in the Middle East. –This opposition to acknowledging the right of a Jewish state to exist still lies at the core of the conflict 75 years later. — Historical fact! You can’t keep choosing war and each time you lose, ask to go back to the status quo.