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In 1947, Jamal Husseini, the Arab Higher Committee’s spokesman, told the UN prior to the partition vote, that  the Arabs would drench “the soil of our beloved country with the last drop of our blood. . . .”<br>

In 1947, Jamal Husseini, the Arab Higher Committee’s spokesman, told the UN prior to the partition vote, that  the Arabs would drench “the soil of our beloved country with the last drop of our blood. . . .”<br>

''Shortly after the vote, The Arabs declared a protest strike and instigated riots that claimed the lives of 62 Jews and 32 Arabs. Violence continued to escalate through the end of the year''.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/blogs/classroom-battlegrounds/perverting-the-history-of-partition-474115 "Perverting the History of Partition"] The Jerusalem Post, November 30, 2016</ref>

''Shortly after the vote, The Arabs declared a protest strike and instigated riots that claimed the lives of 62 Jews and 32 Arabs. Violence continued to escalate through the end of the year''.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/blogs/classroom-battlegrounds/perverting-the-history-of-partition-474115 "Perverting the History of Partition"] M. Bard, The Jerusalem Post, November 30, 2016</ref>