After World War II, both Jews and Palestinians began to prepare for a decisive showdown. Despite Palestinian numerical superiority (1,300,000 to 600,000), the Jews were better prepared. They had a working government under David Ben-Gurion and also possessed a well-trained and experienced army. The Palestinians were still in disarray from the Arab revolt and most of their leaders had been exiled. The principal spokesman for the Palestinians, the Mufti of Jerusalem, refused to accept the existence of a Jewish state. The UN's suggestion of partition in 1947 was rejected by the Mufti, though the Jews agreed to it. Armed fighting by the military broke out and both sides used what is now called terrorism. The Palestinians were defeated.