A Short Survey of the Palestine Problem (ص 17)
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- A Short Survey of the Palestine Problem (ص 17)
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B. The war, however, created new circumstances
which were destined to improve considerably the fortunes
of Zionist colonisation in Palestine. It was obvious that
such a war would bring about the collapse of the Ottoman
Empire. Britain realised that it was the right time for
the execution of its colonial plans. Thus, an alliance be-
tween British imperialism and Zionist colonialism was con-
corded in 1917 which succeeded in accomplishing the ob-
jectives of both parties,
Preparing For The Crime
In 1917 the British army entered Palestine with the
help of the Arab forces who stood with Britain against
Turky, after the former gave the Arabs pledges that it
would ensure the independence and unity of the Arab
world. After securing itself in Palestine, Britain went
back on its previous promises and immediately started to
pave the way for Zionist seizure of Palestine.
1. The first step which Britain took in this direc-
tion was the proclamation of the Balfour Declaration on
2nd November, 1917, promising the Jews the right to
establish a national home in Palestine. Arthur Koestler,
a Jewish author, describes the Balfour Declaration in the
following manner « A first nation promises a second
nation a land which belongs to a third nation. » The Bal-
four Declaration was the first political document which
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- A Short Survey of the Palestine Problem
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- Darwazah, al-Ḥakam
- دروزة، الحكم
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