SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: DOUG H who wrote (27393)9/15/2001 4:05:29 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 82486
 
Turkey was allied with Germany during World War I, and was stripped of its non- Turkish territories after the war. Britain and France were given various mandatory territories by the League of Nations, to administer until some final disposition was achieved. One of the British mandatory territories was Palestine. It was on this juridical basis that the Balfour Declaration was made........



To: DOUG H who wrote (27393)9/15/2001 4:17:31 PM
From: E  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
Oh good. I'm not surprised, though. He's one of those strange people who actually remember facts like that.