Hamas: UN needs to correct its mistake regarding partition of Palestine

On the 68th anniversary of the partitioning of Palestine, Hamas has called on the UN to correct its “oppressive historical mistake” in the passing of UN resolution 181, Felesteen newspaper reported on Sunday.

In a statement, Hamas’s refugee department said that the resolution, which was issued on 29 November, 1947 and put an end to the British Mandate via the partition of Palestine, was a “historical mistake”.

“After 68 years of conflict in the Middle East caused by this oppressive resolution, which stepped over all humanitarian traditions, international laws and even the UN Charter, history proved that this was a mistake,” a statement from the department said.

“This decision would have not been issued without the support of the great world powers, including the United States and the UK,” the statement added.

The statement pointed to regional issues and instability that have plagued the Arab world since the date of that resolution, stressing the historical support of world powers to Jewish militias who carried out massacres against Palestinians in the land of historical Palestine nearly 70 years ago.

In addition, the statement noted that the Balfour Declaration, which was made by the British foreign minister in 1917 and promised to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine, set the scene for the current conflicts in the Middle East.

According to the statement, the consecutive uprisings and revolutions of the Palestinians, are testament to the steadfastness of the Palestinian people in the face of ongoing historical persecution and oppression.