United States and West German Aid to Israel (ص 11)

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United States and West German Aid to Israel (ص 11)
المحتوى
in the Near East composed of foreign and strong people in
order to separate its African from its Asian part. (7)
By that time, the World Zionist Movement had com-
pleted a quarter of a century of its political activities, aimed
at the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine. As
indicated above, Zionist aims corresponded closely to the
interests of the colonial powers. Herzl pointed to this
meeting of interest in a letter sent to Lord Salsbury,
Prime Minister of Britain at that time, in which he
said: «with the present situation of the world, one dominated
by the Russo-French entente, a partition of Turkey would
put England at a serious disadvantage. For England such
a partition would be a loss now, therefore she must desire
the status quo. It can be preserved only if Turkey’s finances
are straightened out.
«Now, there is a method of straightening out Turkish
finances and thus preserving the status quo for a while
longer and at the same time of creating a new route to In-
dia, the shortest one for England. And all this without Eng-
land’s having to layout a penny or commiting herself visi-
bly any where.
«This method is the creation of an autonomous Jewish
vassal in Palestine under the suzerainty of the Sultan...
England’s advantages would be that a rail road would
immediately be built across Palestine from the Mediter-
ranean to the Persian Gulf, or connecting with the railroad,
soon made necessary by communication needs, through
Persia and Bluchistan (possibly Afghanistan) to India. Eng-
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تاريخ
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المنشئ
Abdul-Rahman, Asa'd
عبد الرحمن، أسعد

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