Word: jerusalem
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Jerusalem may be the most dramatic problem facing the United Nations Trusteeship Council, but it is certainly not the only one. The non-self-governing parts of the world, especially Africa, have been a constant dilemma since the establishment of the Council...
...case of Jerusalem, the result in the General Assembly was a grandiose deal. The Latin American bloc, favorable to Italy, voted to put Somaliland under Italian control for ten years, with independence promised at that time. To appease the Arabs, Libya was promised freedom by 1952, with a U.N. commission to supervise the establishment of an independent government. Eritrea will be polled by a five-nation committee next year to see if it wishes to join Ethiopia...
When the assembly voted for this proposal it did go under rights granted it in the UN Charter, rights "to recommend measures for peaceful adjustment of any situation ... which seems likely to impair ... relations among nations." Jerusalem certainly presents such a situation. The Holy City, important because of its size and strategic position, is also held sacred by three religious groups. And two of them have armies with crusader complexes...
...argued. But that peace will last only until one of the armies decides it is the stronger. And there are always the bomb-planters who cannot wait for official shooting to start. Bi-lateral treaties, even if made with all sincerity by leaders, can never assure unmolested access to Jerusalem's Shrines. If nations are going to allow the UN to use its powers, they must let it decide what is "likely" to destroy peace and act accordingly...
Internationalizing Jerusalem will probably require fire power as well as will power. The Israeli government is moving its offices to the city, determined never to surrender, and the Arabs have announced they will repulse any attempt to take away their section...