P F Tinmore, et al,
The establishment of State of Israel as a Jewish National Home --- marks the beginning of an epoch in the protection and preservation of the people and heritage, the international culture, and ethno-religious character of the Jewish people from around the globe; unified by a some commonalities in their core beliefs.
The answer to this question (or debate) is much like query about whether it is more accurate to "half FULL" or "half EMPTY."
The establishment of State of Israel as a Jewish National Home --- marks the beginning of an epoch in the protection and preservation of the people and heritage, the international culture, and ethno-religious character of the Jewish people from around the globe; unified by a some commonalities in their core beliefs.
(COMMENT)You are the one who is illiterate. The National Home was not about land. It was immigration and Palestinian citizenship.
The answer to this question (or debate) is much like query about whether it is more accurate to "half FULL" or "half EMPTY."
PALESTINE ROYAL COMMISSION REPORT (July 1937)(AKA: Peel Report)
If is rather foolish to try and isolate --- and address --- issues like this --- unless you are willing to to examine all the other circumstances that impact it and that it in turn impacts. During the period between 1920 and 1945, the immigration of Arabs and Jews was (roughy) parallel in overall numbers: Arab 401,149 and Jews 367,845. (See the Chart.)
Both the Arabs and the Jews were govern by the same basic criteria in attaining citizenship or immigration authority.
Most Respectfully,
R
We have not considered that our terms of reference required us to undertake the detailed and lengthy research among the documents of 20 years ago which would be needed for a full re-examination of this issue. We think it sufficient for the purposes of this Report to state that the British Government have never accepted the Arab case. When it was first formally presented by the Arab Delegation in London in 1922, the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Churchill) replied as follows : - .
” That Ietter [Sir H. McMahon’s letter of the 24th October, 1915 is quoted as conveying the promise to the Sherif of Mecca to recognize and support the independence of the Arabs within the territories proposed by him. But this promise was given subject to a reservation made in the same letter, which excluded from its scope, among, other territories, the portions of Syria lying to the west of the district of Damascus. This reservation has always been regarded by His Majesty’s Government as covering the vilayet of Beirut and the independent Sanjak of Jerusalem. The whole of Palestine west of the Jordan was thus excluded from Sir H. McMahon’s pledge.”
The objective was to establish a Jewish National Home --- and to do that you need people. And people requires immigration. That is why the immigration was facilitated. Of course, the more you immigrate the more resources are required, to include land.” That Ietter [Sir H. McMahon’s letter of the 24th October, 1915 is quoted as conveying the promise to the Sherif of Mecca to recognize and support the independence of the Arabs within the territories proposed by him. But this promise was given subject to a reservation made in the same letter, which excluded from its scope, among, other territories, the portions of Syria lying to the west of the district of Damascus. This reservation has always been regarded by His Majesty’s Government as covering the vilayet of Beirut and the independent Sanjak of Jerusalem. The whole of Palestine west of the Jordan was thus excluded from Sir H. McMahon’s pledge.”
If is rather foolish to try and isolate --- and address --- issues like this --- unless you are willing to to examine all the other circumstances that impact it and that it in turn impacts. During the period between 1920 and 1945, the immigration of Arabs and Jews was (roughy) parallel in overall numbers: Arab 401,149 and Jews 367,845. (See the Chart.)
Both the Arabs and the Jews were govern by the same basic criteria in attaining citizenship or immigration authority.
Most Respectfully,
R