UN Resolution 181

UN Resolution 181, passed in 1947, recommended dividing the British Mandate of Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, with Jerusalem as an international city. The plan aimed to address conflicting national aspirations in the region. The Jewish leadership accepted the resolution, seeing it as a step toward sovereignty, while Arab leaders rejected it, opposing the division and the establishment of a Jewish state. The resolution laid the groundwork for the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and the eventual creation of Israel, impacting the Middle East's political landscape and ongoing conflicts over the land.