Gus > After numerous manoeuvres, Balfour asked Weizmann to prepare a draft of the declaration he wanted presented to the wartime cabinet. On 18 September 1917, Weizmann submitted the draft declaration that included the British government's acknowledgment of all of Palestine as a national homeland for the Jews and granted them sovereignty under British protection. On 2 November 1917, the Balfour Declaration was issued.
The reason is a bit more complicated than that and, in fact, the double-cross of Germany by the German Zionists in WW1 (actually treason) was the basis for the subsequent Nazi antiSemitism.
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>>"The Zionists in Germany, who represented the Zionists from Eastern Europe, went to the British War Cabinet and -- I am going to be brief because it's a long story, but I have all the documents to prove any statement that I make -- they said: "Look here. You can yet win this war. You don't have to give up. You don't have to accept the negotiated peace offered to you now by Germany. You can win this war if the United States will come in as your ally." The United States was not in the war at that time. We were fresh; we were young; we were rich; we were powerful. They told England: "We will guarantee to bring the United States into the war as your ally, to fight with you on your side, if you will promise us Palestine after you win the war." In other words, they made this deal: "We will get the United States into this war as your ally. The price you must pay is Palestine after you have won the war and defeated Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey."
Now England had as much right to promise Palestine to anybody, as the United States would have to promise Japan to Ireland for any reason whatsoever. It's absolutely absurd that Great Britain, that never had any connection or any interest or any right in what is known as Palestine should offer it as coin of the realm to pay the Zionists for bringing the United States into the war. However, they did make that promise, in October of 1916. And shortly after that -- I don't know how many here remember it - - the United States, which was almost totally pro-German, entered the war as Britain's ally. (15)
We may debate as to exactly what extent this Zionist-British dirty deal was responsible for dragging the sons of America off to die in a European bloodbath. Some, such as Freedman, believe it was the only reason that the US entered the war. Others, such as this writer, believe it was the primary contributing factor. But let us at this point agree on this one irrefutable point: the Zionists had no aversion to seeing Americans die for their own selfish interests.
Even the Encyclopedia Britannica and Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia (look under "Balfour Declaration) confirm this little known fact of World War I.<< |
