Did you know that prior to Israel’s Declaration of Independence on May 15, 1948, that Gaza was part of the Palestine Mandate and the Jews were entitled to sovereignty over it? UN General Assembly resolution 181 in 1947 divided the mandate land into two states; one for the Arabs and one for the Jews. It was called the Partition Plan. This plan was in violation of right of the Jews to all the land as provided by the San Remo Resolution and the Palestine Mandate.