THE WHITE PAPER OF 1939
During World War I, the British had made two promises regarding territory in the Middle East. Britain had promised the Hashemite governors of Arabia, through Lawrence of Arabia and the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence, independence for a united Arab country in Syria in exchange for supporting the British against the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Caliphate had declared a military jihad for the Germans, and the British hoped that an alliance with the Arabs would quell chances of a general Muslim uprising in British-held territories in Africa, India and the Far East.[11] Britain had also negotiated the Sykes–Picot Agreement to partition the Middle East between Britain and France. […]
THE 2024 WHITE PAPER
Elisha Yered, one of the Israelis sanctioned today by Britain for his role as the unofficial spokesman of the Hilltop Youth movement, commented on the actions against him.
''I was informed today that I have been included in the new White Paper. Eighty years ago the British Mandate authorities hunted down the heroes of the underground, and today the British continue to fight against the pioneers of settlement in an attempt to bring about the establishment of a Palestinian state in Judea and Samaria,'' he posted.
'The British have a great deal of experience in trying to prevent the return of the Jewish people to their land. They failed at it in the past and they will fail at it in the future. The hysteria of the nations of the world teaches that something great is happening here, and for the first time the settlement is breaking through the White Paper boundaries that have been imposed here for years and succeeding in bringing about a reversal of the situation on the ground. As then - so today. History will prove who will win in the end.''
Yered was one of four individuals sanctioned by Britain, along with the Hilltop Youth and Lehava movements.
Sources:
[White Paper of 1939 Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhitePaper_of_1939
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389371
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