The Arab reaction was particularly violent? That is a real hoot, Nadine. And what was the response of the Zionists after the implementation of the British White Paper of 1939? It certainly was not the practice of Havlaga, but terrorism.
You are talking about a different time period than the 20's and 30's, which is what I was discussing. The fight against the British began after WWII, as your quotes describe, when the British were interning refugees from Europe on Cyprus. During WWII, the Zionists formed the Jewish Brigade, which fought for the British. The Arabs, at this time, supported the Nazis. There certainly were Jewish splinter groups who were terrorists but even they mainly blew up British equipment, as your quote also describes.
Yes, we've all heard about the King David Hotel. The British should have heeded the warning. There are not that many true instances of Jewish terrorism (and you can make a serious argument that the King David was a military target, since it was British HQ), so they get repeated over and over. The Arab incidents start earlier and you have more choice among them. |
