by hadassah | Mar 26, 2023 | The Arab Revolt
Letter to the Editor of the Wall Street Journal, in reference to “Palestine 1936 Review_ The Storm Before the Storm” (short version), George Blumenthal. In Dominic Green’s review of Palestine 1936 (Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2023), he presents two...
by hadassah | Sep 1, 2016 | Returning and Redemption, The Arab Revolt
The White Paper of 1939 The White Paper of 1939 stated that the British had fulfilled their promise to build a Jewish national home in Palestine and they were no longer committed to free Jewish immigration into Palestine. Prof. Ron Zweig, New York University...
by hadassah | Aug 23, 2016 | The Arab Revolt
Jews Evacuate the Old City of Jerusalem, 1936 In 1936, Palestinian Arabs called a general strike and rebellion. In response, the British government created a commission, led by Lord Peel, to investigate the cause of the violence. The Commission concluded that...
by hadassah | Aug 23, 2016 | Returning and Redemption, The Arab Revolt
The Causes and Consequences of the Arab Revolt Illegal Jewish immigration led the Arabs to fear they would become a minority. The political strike they organized quickly became violent and convinced the British that the Mandate had failed. Prof. Ron Zweig, New...
by hadassah | Aug 23, 2016 | Returning and Redemption, The Arab Revolt
Illegal Jewish Immigration before World War II The deterioration of the circumstances of the Jews in Europe led to mass immigration despite visa restrictions by the British. Palestine was the closest and most likely destination for most of these immigrants....
by hadassah | Nov 19, 2008 | Returning and Redemption, The Arab Revolt
Click here to view Palestine- Statement of Policy (Cmd. 6019) – May 1939- Important Points In the statement on Palestine, issued on 9 November, 1938, His Majesty’s Government announced their intention to invite representatives of the Arabs of Palestine, of...
