What did the United Nations decide do about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict over the land of Palestine?

A.
force Great Britain to give up control of Palestine
B.
award the Jewish people all of the Palestinian land
C.
award the Arabs all of the Palestinian land
D.
divide Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state

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The correct answer is D. The United Nations decided to divide Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state through the UN Partition Plan of 1947. This plan aimed to address the conflicting nationalist aspirations of Jews and Arabs in the region.