pre independence quotes mondoweiss

The British commander of Jordan’s Arab Legion, John Bagot Glubb admitted:

“Early in January, the first detachments of the Arab Liberation Army began to infiltrate into Palestine from Syria. Some came through Jordan and even through Amman . . . They were in reality to strike the first blow in the ruin of the Arabs of Palestine.”

The two forces fighting for the Palestinians during the war of 47 through 49 were the AHC, the Palestinian army and the ALA, the forces from outside Palestine.

The representatives of the Palestinians was the AHC, and thus this “one quote” is the quote of the official representative of the Palestinians making his case in front of the UN Security Council.

More quotes:UNSCOP was prevented by Arab and British forces from doing a full investigation in Palestine. They reported to the Security Council on 16 February 1948:

“Organized efforts are being made by strong Arab elements inside and outside Palestine to prevent the implementation of the Assembly’s plan of partition and to thwart its objectives by threats and acts of violence, including armed incursions into Palestinian territory… This Commission now finds itself confronted with an attempt to defeat its purposes, and to nullify the resolution of the General Assembly.”

So far: three quotes.

Cycle of events:

1. UN approves partition plan. Zionists rejoice. Arabs promise violence.

2. Violence- Including Palestinian Arab versus Jewish violence and Jewish violence against Arabs, plus the invasion of Arab Liberation Army forces into Palestine. Casualties in December and January came to 1000 killed and by the end of March 2000 killed.

3. Assessment by the Zionists that the situation of defense was untenable: With Arab forces controlling the roads throughout the country and particularly the road to Jerusalem, the decision was made to go on the offensive.

4. Launching Plan Dalet. he defeat of Gush Etzion, a Jewish enclave in the area allocated to the Palestinian state which was never born:

For five months the bloc was besieged, first by Arab irregulars, and then by the Jordanian Arab Legion. Throughout the winter hostilities intensified and several relief convoys from the Haganah in Jerusalem were destroyed in ambushes. For 47 days the armed conflict was intense.

But according to you there was no Jordanian Arab Legion in Palestine and would not be one until after May 15th, even though the Jewish forces in Gush Etzion were defeated on May 14th.