Then, as now, there was much high-level discussion on how exactly to divide up Jerusalem:
Notice that Jerusalem had a solid Jewish majority in 1947.
Note also that (as now) clearly this committee was advocating "transfer"of Jews away from their homes in the "Arab section." Then, as now, the word "transfer" is considered tantamount to ethnic cleansing only when it is Arabs being transferred, never when it is Jews.
In November 1947, as now, feuding Palestinian Arab factions managed to start talks between them to try to stop killing each other and more effectively fight the Jews:
Then, as now, there was overt anti-semitism in Great Britain:
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.