United Nations Special Committee On Palestine
In the UN Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) you’re taken back in time to revise the everlasting conflict between Palestine and Israel, specifically the partition plan. The committee was was created on May 15, 1946, it was made up of representatives of 11 neutral nations (but we will have more nations take part for a better revised resolution such as Palestine and Israel). Our goal is to find a better way to solve the issue by improving the already made resolution. This committee maybe slightly different than other committees since we will only be working with amendments to improve and revise the original resolution.
The United Nations Partition Plan
I have been to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and I have witnessed the racially segregated roads and housing that reminded me so much of the conditions we experienced in South Africa under the racist system of Apartheid. - Desmond Tutu
Conflicts regarding the “Partition Plan” can be very biased based on which side you stand on and what you believe in, and for once I would like everyone to put that aside and instead, represent the delegation they're assigned. The 181 resolution created the Partition Plan which was adopted on 29 November 1947. The main goal of the plan was to create two different independent states (an Arab state and a Jewish state) and a special regime was to be created for the city of Jerusalem. The plan was supposed to be in action by the 1st of October 1948, with the belief that it was going to improve the economic union between both states and protect religious and minority rights. However, that was not exactly true. While, the Jewish agency and Israel (and its supporters) seemed to accept the resolution, it sparked anger in the Arab nations who completely refused it.
As shown on the map the Yellow parts which show the Arab state land include:
Acre, Habrone, Ramle, Ramallah, Nablus, Jenin, Tel Aviv, Tulkarm (although it is somewhat on both sides since it is on the border) , and Gaza.
The blue parts show the Jewish state land which include:
Beersheba, Jaffa, Haifa, Nazareth, Beisan, Tulkarm (although it is somewhat on both sides since it is on the border), Teberias, and Safad.
Nonetheless, the resolution was adopted and soon after a civil war broke out resulting in nothing being implemented. In DAMMUN'18 we will revise this plan once again, allowing both Palestine, Palestinian organizations, Israel and Israeli organizations to also have a say. So after 70 years, will we finally achieve justice?
CHAIRS
Kareem Jalabi
If you look close enough to the left, you can spot the chair of UNSCOP, also know as Kareem Jalabi. At the age of 17 he is believed to be a coach at the DAMMUN team. Sometimes appears in the form of Harry Potter, as stated by some people, “just missing circular glasses”. He lives by the quote “hard work never killed anybody, but why take the chance?”. Sometimes seems quite annoying but is actually friendly, fun to be around, and if you’re lucky enough might bust a dance move in a conference. That was it for today’s news cast, this was your host Kareem Jalabi, Have a good night.
Amer Ghazzawi
I’m Amer, born in Saudi, originally Palestinian. I’m 17, studying at IPS and in my second year in the IB program. My love for music (heavy metal, hard rock, and 80s synth pop specifically) is far reaching and undying. I also play the electric, acoustic, and bass guitars. I’m known for my endless sardonicism and stubbornness, as well as my ability to talk for hours on end without shutting up. My passion for MUN started in 10th grade when I had a rough estimate of 36 panic attacks in my first conference. Don’t worry about it. MUN is now one of my favorite parts of student life, as I get to spew historical facts mindlessly and recklessly. Obviously the debating part is fun too. I’m pretty excited to chair a committee that is entrenched in history and conflicting cultures – this should be a challenge for both you and I!
CHAIR REPORT
UNSCOP Chair Report.pdf