To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1549915 ) 7/29/2025 1:55:10 PM From: Maple MAGA 2 RecommendationsRecommended By
Respond to Britain? It was the stupid Brits that created the vacuum that led to today's mayhem. Screw Britain. Britain did not create a Palestinian state , in fact, Britain’s role during its mandate over Palestine (1917–1948) contributed to the lack of a Palestinian state and the eventual emergence of the conflict still unresolved today.1. The Balfour Declaration (1917): Britain issued the Balfour Declaration , a letter stating support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, while also vaguely promising to protect the rights of existing non-Jewish communities (i.e., Palestinian Arabs). This set the stage for conflicting expectations between Jews and Arabs in the region. It was issued while Britain was still fighting World War I and seeking support from Zionist and Arab factions. 2. British Mandate for Palestine (1920–1948): After WWI, the League of Nations granted Britain control over Palestine through the Mandate system . Britain promised both Arabs (in other wartime communications) and Jews (via Balfour) some form of self-determination. It facilitated Jewish immigration , which grew in the 1930s and 1940s, increasing tensions with the Arab population. 3. Arab Rebellion and British Response (1936–1939): Palestinian Arabs revolted against British rule and Jewish immigration. Britain suppressed the revolt militarily. To appease Arabs, Britain issued the 1939 White Paper , limiting Jewish immigration—infuriating Zionist groups. 4. UN Partition Plan (1947): By 1947, Britain handed the issue to the United Nations , which proposed: Partitioning Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, with Jerusalem under international control. Jews accepted the plan. Arabs rejected it, seeing it as unfair. 5. End of the Mandate & Aftermath (1948): Britain withdrew in 1948. Israel declared independence in May 1948. No Palestinian state emerged because Arab states and local Arab leaders rejected the partition plan and launched a war against Israel. The territories meant for a Palestinian state were occupied by Jordan (West Bank) and Egypt (Gaza Strip) . Conclusion: Britain’s actions helped lay the groundwork for the modern Israeli-Palestinian conflict by making contradictory promises and failing to establish a stable governance plan for both Jews and Arabs. It did not create a Palestinian state, nor did it create an Israeli one. Instead, it left behind a vacuum that led to war and displacement.
