A response the idea of this event to coordinate the search for a vaccine testing and treatments for covert 19 and to make sure all the widely available the world needs this to us and act it needs them fast. Bust experience has taught us that even when tools are available they have been not been equally available to all we cannot allow that to happen and the fear can be maintained requires the most Massive Public us effort in history data must be shared Production Capacity prepared resources maybe wise communities in gauged and both 67 sites. I know we can do it i dont we can put people 1st and leaders spoke from all regions of the world technically bringing them all together was a bit of a challenge you know excellence you have can you hear me now yes yes we can hear you but germany one of the members of the g. 7 a group of countries that were represented. Were now going to continue to mobilize all countries of the g 7 and the g 20 for them to back this initiative i hope that we will be able to reconcile this in a stove with china and the u. S. Because the fight against covert 19 as a common good for humanity this shouldnt be any divisions between countries we need to join forces to win this battle the fact that the World Health Organization was the host of the event explains why the u. S. Didnt take part President Trump cut all new funding to the w. H. O. Because he claimed the Global Health body had not been tough enough on china the w. H. O. Failed in this basic duty and must be held accountable is a Spokes Person for the u. S. Mission to the u. N. In geneva where the w. H. O. Is based told al jazeera theyll be no u. S. Official participation we were informed of this event last week and we look forward to learning more about this initiative as soon as possible following this event the next phase will be led by the European Union in 10 days time theyll be trying to raise 8000000000 dollars to make sure that vaccines testing and treatment are available to everyone james pays out 0 of the United Nations us President Donald Trump says he was being sarcastic when he raised the possibility of injecting people with disinfectant to fight coronavirus after signing the latest stimulus bill into law trying try to explain comments he made on thursday which drew widespread criticism from doctors and experts. And staying in the u. S. The countries that recorded more than 50000 coronavirus thats the spite the high number the state of georgia has pushed ahead with opening some nonessential businesses muslims across the globe are marking ramadan their holiest month of the year but many will have to forego their traditional rituals including large gatherings for food and prayers because of coronavirus lockdowns people have been banned from islam as holiest site the grand mosque in mecca and inmates at an argentine prison have set their mattresses on fire and climbed onto the roof of the facility after an officer tested positive for the coronavirus batteries were hollow from the roof of the boat as iris jail reading we refused to die in prison theyre demanding the release of high risk prisoners those are the headlines stay with us about 4 seeds of discord is next examining that clear ration that led to the founding of modern israel and im going to have more news for you in half an hour thanks for watching. Was was. Was 9 was. Was. Was. Was. Was. The voice of David Bengurion declaring the establishment of the state of israel in maine 1948. The Balfour Declaration was a letter sent by British Foreign secretary Arthur Balfour to a member of the british house of lords child on the 2nd of november 1917. This letter sent to a leading figure in the British Jewish Community 100 years ago had repercussions which even its authors cannot have imagined. Whatever its real intentions it went on to have a profound impact on the middle east and its people. And its effects still resonates across the region today. In 1914 these soldiers were. Writing on the battlefields of europe in the 1st world war the allies britain france and russia fought the central powers of germany austriahungary and the Ottoman Empire for 4 years but the land and sea war was not the only battleground. Muscle was also being flexed behind closed doors as allies conspired how to redraw maps to their own advantage when the conflict eventually ceased. Sir mark sykes for the british and french. For the french plotted how to divide the arab lands of the Ottoman Empire assuming it would finally fall. The psychs pekoe agreement plan secretly to divide it into french and british spheres of influence france taking most of the levant southern anatolia and the mosul area while the british extended their control over the southern levant expanding eastwards to baghdad and basra and all the nand between the arabian gulf and the french territory. Historic palestine then still part of the Ottoman Empire was a bone of contention and would be put under International Administration. That perished in force. All day but too long but it. Didnt mean that false. In. Their. Eyes bus trip. Youre good at just as. The men i dont. Or ditch their clay. Down that you and al that down there. And the mozart and see what it developed for you. And its really a little funny. A kebab was or that one of them while with your how to have fought can be or when i can live youre going to cut out weve got archer i think the british felt that there had not been enough government involvement in concluding the states because agreement with the french and in the process they had not really protected their interests well enough for a post world war era in which the British Empire would continue to seek to be a dominant force in European Affairs and so really officials across whitehall including mark sykes and self felt it was a bad deal if you have built youre going to act up if you look at it in the future not that havoc so you need you in every night or does that mean and you who would have my own view but i was a reference the when youre going home your new shoot from the scene walk around people feel well an article in the have been men ask who are levy. And i mean the clock i mean i look at that before and its a huge significance that when theyre making these discussions jews and so on is not discussed jews were not to feature in the new cuts at the middle east which was to be based on the idea of the arab nation. Zionism was the movement supporting the reestablishment of a jewish homeland in the area defined as the historic land of israel. The movement was active in early 20th century london especially because of the persecution of jews in russia and eastern europe. Theodore heard so had found a design a movement in the late 1900 century but jewish people in western europe had not rushed to support it because they were integrating quite successfully into society zionists believed that all jews should someday return to that country one of the problems was that palestine belong to the Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman Empire was not clear that it wanted massive jewish immigration into palestine and the British Government offered to let jews move unimpeded in great numbers into uganda if they wished. But in any event it really didnt happen and it didnt happen because a majority of scientists felt that hurts or was selling them out and that the only place for jews to move back to work at least conscious zionist jews to move back to was palestine in this i think britain began to look at the Zionist Movement as a possible partner in justifying a reed to go she a sions of their agreement with the french you see for britain simply to claim territory against what theyd already concluded in the green that with france could create diplomatic problems for the british the. If they were to make a claim to palestine not out of selfinterest but in order to advance a great historic ideal of the restoration of the jewish people to the legal homeland that this could justify an adjustment of the terms of the sites because. In a way that the french would accept the british wanted somehow and more and more increasingly they felt that the jews held the key to winning the war. And so they had to figure out how to bribe the jews to support them. Sir mark sykes had succeeded in drawing the line he wanted from acre in the west to clear cook in the east but for some in government this was not enough. The british were using the Jewish National movement to secure palestine for themselves is this is what highlights ben is really going to find to open ears of 10 downing street in the Foreign Office in the Colonial Office and its paving the way towards that critical decision in november of 1970 ad so i think you can direct you can draw a direct connection between britains sudden ignore legitimate of zionism and idea at ideal. And what they were dissatisfied with the term the psychs because. I am fights was a chemistry lecturer in manchester who had become a prominent member of the british Dynasty Movement he was politically well connected and rubbed shoulders with senior figures in government so high in vitamin was russian by birth he was a chemist. And then he joined the Zionist Movement. He climbed in the Zionist Movement he moved to grow. Britain before the war well before the war maybe 10 years before the war began he was not before the war very well known in the english Zionist Movement he was pretty well known in the World Zionist Federation but he was by no means the most visible zionist when world war one began in great britain. Invites many to rhodes in his memoirs about having been introduced to a British Government minister Herbert Samuel. Samuel was jewish but vitamine was apparently concerned that he might be anti finest. However Herbert Samual turned out to be extremely receptive to vitamin and went on to write an official memo in 1950 setting out in a number of different possibilities for palestine and the jewish people. And was. So. Health minister. For homework and man i love. B. C. s it was who were caught up with the car and for us the in. Latin have are. Who we are when we are who would be. On americas most. Brittany kept up with the camera. Nor should the silly philosophy in badminton tell how to help them a lot them a lot and what fear only a hoodie year old see the. Shimmering albritton year for last year. But then he suddenly had the lawyer who the commonwealth yannick am but he didnt find willing ears in whitehall or the Colonial Office for schemes that involved the establishment of a jewish state in palestine britain was really concerned with 2 things by the time that the 1st world war had broken out they want to do with the war 1st and foremost this was an imperative for the survival of britain and its empire and secondly they wanted to ensure that coming out of the war victorious that their empire would benefit from the victory so at this stage high invites and Herbert Samuels ideas about the rights of the jews to resettle in palestine the. Not find much sympathy in the corridors of power in london. Disappointed fights men wrote to a friend asking whether there wasnt at least a discussion to be had about what he called the chance for the jewish people. I realize of course he went on we cannot claim anything we are much too atomized for its. What the debate did do however was to throw together fights man the russian jewish immigrant searching for a homeland and refuge from persecution with Herbert Samuel and lord rothschild for members of the british jewish elite established in society and part of the political and capitalist class. So it isnt for the most part of course all of the community was actually in the minority but certainly most of all within the jewish elite because it threatened the notion of them as 100 percent committed members of British Society and this was complete and that for somebody like Edwin Montague to become secretary of state for india for him zionism is his Worst Nightmare the idea that jews are not satisfied simply with being citizens of britain or other countries around the world theyre always longing to go back to the land of israel for him he wanted to demonstrate that the jews of britain were 1st of foremost british its important to remember that for people like rothschild zionism it actually been a threat you see the elite in british jewelry had fought for generations to gain acceptance in British Society it was only with the arrival of disraeli and that i can century that jews entered parliament and could rise to become Prime Minister and for people of. So high finance or banking interests the really lete of the Jewish Community in britain their struggle to demonstrate their place in British Society then design is with its claims that jews were a people apart and should be a nationalist movement in their own right or another with barely a amberley army. And even a corrupt. How to get. Hold. Of but i would be when i. Meant get 50 i wouldnt actually be the old the field but i would be everyman german general up there and i do have to shear. A bit of time even for my honey brand of beer and sammy of bosh who will of us out the head if mark misses you how to say you you well its an x. Vitamin vien. In much of the love in the mind of the need of mental stability. Keep the interest ability your. Vitamin. The fim. Its vitamin that makes the difference and i think he was probably unique in his ability to persuade the leading british figures that the jews were in fact a vast sub to raney and influence which they were not. That all jews were zionists which was far from the truth and that therefore the big key to winning jewish support was to offer them palestine vitamin talked up the degree to which the Jewish Community supported zionism in order to get his message across to the government. But for the british it seemed to be about self interest about winning the war recognizing zionism would be close to limb to gaining global juice the poor it objective and which should start its future resting so the british motives for supporting zionism will be we can boil it down to 2 elements of british self interest at that time not an emotional interest in science them or a love of jews and the jewish plight in their desire for the return of the jews to the holy land no for very specific self interests matters of policy they were 1st of all all of the British Government agreed that they wanted to mobilize behind britain and the allies this idea of jewish power in the world. They were like all of the different policy elites in the war believe this in the notion that jews have tremendous influence in the corridors of power around the globe if the British Government appeared to support zionism they would win over world jewry to their side and all that entailed the british were convinced that zionism was really at the center of the jewish holocaust. In may 916 sir mark sykes had agreed his tikrit deal with the french psychs picoult would form the basis of the future carve up of the old Ottoman Empire. So he immediately turned his attention to palestine still part of the Ottoman Empire and how to use dynasty ambitions to outmaneuver the french. Formal contact between the British Government and the zionist followed he immediately phoned Herbert Samuel and told him about the plan and Herbert Samuel then phoned him vitamin and vitamin brought with him in a home sokolow this meeting took place on the 11th of april 916. 00 it took place at moses castors house in maida vale. And gaster wrote in his diary afterwards how proud he was that this meeting which he thought was the most important meeting that had ever taken place in the history of zionism had taken place at his house. Mark sykes the. Head of our once she doesnt know my gust of law nowhere can and will must stand the jelly hoodie must by then. Rise one who only in the north who were in the fight that will do the most disgusting very quickly understands that sykes is looking to gain support from suppose it jewish power in the world and gets to works with this idea and manipulates this to consolidate sykess interest in science and we see actually the British Government becomes very close already in nazi 16 of issuing a public declaration of support for zionism there in the end this doesnt happen that year the plan sykes got Herbert Samuels to pass on to the zionist leaders involved joint british French Administration of palestine and a charter guaranteeing british support for the line isnt. But his idea was rejected. They didnt want an anglofrench condominium in palestine they wanted the british to protect them not the french and thats because they thought that the french always sort of converted their colonized people into becoming frenchmen and what they wanted was to remain as self conscious jews and they thought that the british would leave them alone and let them do that and mushy hell to live in begun by big circle of evil hurry the share a blue team. The world via him wanted the berryman not to meet committee got armor you did the has gotten to it at them it would get them but the hollywood the who you deem know you to name in. Matter. Robert. You know them. Is. Bolstered by their newfound credibility the british dynas thought about making specific demands after the sykes meeting but events soon overtook them. On the 6th of december 1960 british Prime Minister asquith resigned. In the change of government Arthur Balfour became foreign secretary under Prime Minister david lloyd george. 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Balfour and all of those who supported the path of declaration within the British Government we can absolutely categorize as being riven with anti semitic thinking and not only that but the thinking behind the Balfour Declaration that drove them to the Balfour Declaration was from this antisemitic thought the idea of jewish power of jewish he said this and of a unified jewish attachment to zionism above all else. Whatever its basis the relationship between the british zionists and the government would continue to grow throughout the 1917. Leading to the declaration that would change the face of the middle east and ultimately determine the destinies of 2 different peoples. Aljazeera while on a roller coaster journey in iraq and discover how funny how a Refugee Community self belief and identity. I would like to prove to the world. I will be able to prove myself to my townsmen friends and myself. Its like a child afghan united on aljazeera. 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Hello im Barbara Starr in london these are the top stories on aljazeera led by the World Health Organization several Global Leaders of united to launch an initiative to accelerate work on drugs tests and the vaccine for covert 19 the campaign aims to ensure any new vaccines and treatments are available to all the leaves of the government but about action and we do believe many are safe and effective could be 19 there. Not a vaccine or take months for one country or 100. 00 or one out of the world but the vaccine and treatment that that a federal safe effectively easily administered and universally available for everyone everywhere. U. S. President donald trump says he was being sarcastic when he raised the possibility of injecting people with this infect and the fight coronavirus after signing the latest stimulus bill into law trying try to explain comments he made on thursday which drew widespread criticism from doctors and the experts. I was asking the question of the gentleman who was there yesterday bill because when they say that something will last through 4 hours or 6 hours but of the sun is the word they used this in fact it goes away in less than a minute did you hear about this yesterday but i was ask you to sort of put it has taken a very sarcastic question to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside but it does kill it and it would kill it in the hands and that would make things much better that was done in the form of a sarcastic question to the reporters well the u. S. Meanwhile has now recorded more than 50000 coronavirus deaths the spike the high number the state of georgia has pushed ahead with opening some nonessential businesses such as james hairdressers and bowling alleys and then maid said an argentine prison have set their mattresses on fire and climb climbed onto the roof of the facility after an officer test that positive for the coronavirus banners were hung from the roof of the boy deciders j. O. Reading we refused to die in prison they are demanding the release of high risk prisoners and better sanitary controls within the facility at one point they threw sharp objects from the roof those are the headlines about 4 seeds of discord continues they have the news hour for you in half an hour hope you join me that way. The 1st world war pitted britain france and russia against germany austria hungary and the Ottoman Empire the british in the shape of the diplomats or mark sykes were determined to divide autumn in territory in a way that best suited them once the war was over for their own strategic interests. By 917 the war was shifting in the allies favor and in the middle east the british were moving through sinai towards the borders of historic palestine. Further north the Russian Revolution in february 1917 cast doubt on russias continued involvement in the war. As britain and france tried to outmaneuver one another the british Zionist Movement took on increasing political importance. Sikes wants to get back in touch with scientists and think about how to incorporate sallis in british planning for palestine and at this moment we see a hugely important meeting taking place in the home of most disgusting maida vale in february 17th and this is the point in which sykes mates for the 1st time haim fight smith and the home circle of. Another time in this in which its discussed what the zionists are looking for and the british interest in zionism so he had to bring the zionists along without divulging what were the secret agreements that britain and france had come to with regard to palestine which was that they would jointly administer parts of palestine at this meeting for the British Government was sykes and Herbert Samuel he was there on the other side there were. Vitamin and sokolow and there was moses gaster and he brought a couple of his allies because he realised that vitamin was beginning to push him out of the way the other very important figure was James Rothschild who attended this meeting. At the meeting it became clear to sykes that vitamin not gaster was the most important zionist. This is also the moment where most of the cast is dislodged. Sykess part on the french side because i havent liked best guest it been insistent that this should be a jewish state and nothing less coming into being after the war and peak of clearly wanted scientists who were much more willing to compromise with the interests of the great powers and the vice was certainly happy to fit that bill. The meetings between the zionists and the government seemed to give momentum to the idea of british support for a jewish homeland in palestine and their potential role in its administration. But the secret agreements between britain and france which formed the basis of the future division of the Ottoman Empire planned to put palestine under International Administration any change would have to be negotiated with france. Niamh socalled of emerged as the man to talk to the french and horse look where the. B. Thought we are. But would she give. Circolo became the acknowledged lead diplomat for zionism and all the accounts say that he had an extremely sort of elegant bearing and wore very fine clothing and that his manners were polished and polite and smooth silky smooth so that he could talk. On an equal basis with the representatives of the german kaiser or the British Government or whatever so the day after the meeting. Between sykes and the zionist leaders sykes brought d. But socolow to meet the french diplomat pico what psychs wanted was for sokolow to a persuade pekoe that zionism must be taken seriously that zionism really was the key to winning the war. And that the zionists would only help the allies win the war if britain was the main power in palestine not france for 2 hours off because they didnt particular good or may vote for each and more so called offered up almost all khwaja one quater are put out for that core i reckon. Reeves. And also mossad. Theres not a kid of say course a record of that they are home but not on their degree of me tell you we the 3 of them and sykes nuff saw in a circle of you know what a w and a no our friends are or your mother had this you can associate mom more or less and british cabinet or that often or at the station a friend so we were at bill for. Bill cabin at the english c. A. A. Or look in already different so we into a lot of cities its hard to know how much influence likes ultimately had over british policy making he was given more prominence in british policy making around the middle east during the war years than he ever deserved he was a relatively ill educated inexperienced man whose only connection to the art of the world had been as a tourist. So for this man to be playing such a role in the holes of power over deciding british policy towards the near east seems to us today to be normal is indeed ridiculous. Regardless of psychs role things continue to progress for the zionists and in june 1917 British Foreign secretary Arthur Balfour asked high in vitamin to present his demands as a declaration and promise to try and persuade his government to adopt its. The leading zionist form the Political Committee and drafted their demands and then submitted them to the British Government. This original document was one of the 1st drafts written at the Imperial Hotel in london on the 17th of july 1917. Its also introduced a new term and concept the National Home of the jewish people. So in the initial side this drafting of the declaration. There were protests most saw it as lead. To nothing so cool of that there is no mention of the terminology of a jewish state that is said that talking about a National Home. This is a trial of what the size trying to achieve and so. Was that we mustnt go too far we have to take small steps we have to go with what is acceptable to the British Government at this time and then slowly slowly we can advance our cause once we had this in hand. And if you look at what i mean it dont really know what you have been could be. Certain element how can that understand though them suckle of a couple of those from sucks for what i remember you only one. Thing. On the 18th of september 1917 there was a meeting of the british war cabinet the foreign secretary Arthur Balfour was absent. The secretary of state for india Edwin Montague who was jewish strongly disagreed with the declaration. He was opposed to zionism and said i deny that palestine is today associated with the jews or properly be regarded as a fit place for them to live montague thought a french to clear ration for porting zionism in june 1017 was anti semitic and negotiated changes to the british version as it went through several drafts. See a lot about the way it can last them a task that will. Clear out that really well that. Are going to. Live here with all allisat adam assessment of corker c s c. Yahoo would mean. To be. Above the law on the whole. She would look forward to her both to see if your move she got most who you are. But your team can buy it but people gonna. Do you then bill through. The difficult push well resentment of you. A few days later secretary of state for war by counts milner and the jewish politician Philip Magnus sent a modified version to the cabinet it incorporated some of montagues changes. Including the caviar that quote nothing shall be done that might prejudice the rights and political status enjoyed by such jews who are fully contented with their existing nationality and citizenship. Drafting especially by a board millner that appeared by september was closer to the language that would eventually be adopted in november of 1917 namely speaking not about power stein as a whole. But. Some sort of presence in palestine on behalf of the jews which is quite different cannot call can we be wired bill for it how money for. Nothing. National. A literary of what on and call me there and look at all in National Home. But no not the the National Home and i would not the National Home yanni worked on only i would be fearful of the in. The committed zionists wanted to ensure the declaration was clear that the whole of historic palestine would be a National Homeland exclusively for the jewish people. The latest draft was sent to high invites men who in turn center to the Zionist Movement in the United States for their feedback. There was some consultation you know during the summer of 1917 with the United States and in the early drafts. The imprint of the zionist elements in britain would have referred to pella stone in its entirety as being for some sort of jewish and b. And those elements eventual we were modified before the drafting was finalized another key part of the terminology that emerged out of the drafting was in some british redrafting where sort of for the jewish people it was written the jewish race prejudice was taken out but i think its very revealing. That british officials wanted to use this kind of terminology because after all this was how they understood the jews of the world as being a racial group when that world it tremendous power and also could be inspired all together as one unit behind the cause of zionism supported by britain and the allies its striking that the existing arab people in the region were not named at all theyre simply called the quote existing non jewish communities in palestine the 3 point get if you do it but so you know we get rid of it but at this point you go maam tell you straight is our absence from. The north river. Men but you know all these are. You know he read it to you you know. The opportunity. By october 19th 17 the final draft of the Balfour Declaration was ready and waiting only British Government final approval. There was a rumor that germany was about to issue a similar declaration supporting the rights of the jews in palestine. When belfer he rushed to get his final draft discussed at the Cabinet Meeting on the 31st of october 19th of in teen. So when we think about the centenary of the Balfour Declaration everyone considers 2nd of november 19th 17 as the moment of the day creation itself but it was actually agreed to by the british cabinet on the 31st of october and this was a hugely significant meeting and in the minutes of that meeting balfour reiterate the principle reasons for supporting zionism and highlights its expected propaganda effects amongst jews around the world particularly in the United States and in russia the argument was was put forward most strongly by lord balfour at the meeting of october 31st and what he argued was that issuing this declaration would be extremely helpful for the british in solidifying the support of the United States and also in countering propaganda from germany the critical thing to remember about british diplomatic pronouncements is that what one individual says does not represent the views of the government as a whole and you will find many different points of view among british officials in the years 170918 and right into the early years of the mandate but the british were very clear that they had not promised statehood to the Zionist Movement they had no interest in doing so the british did not support Jewish Nationalism they did not support arab nationalism they supported british imperialism but this is also the meeting where lord curzon. It was a member of the walk. Disquiet about the possible effects of supporting zionism on the palestinian arab population and the palestinian opposition is completely disregarded lord curzon wrote a paper to the cabinet asking what was quote to become of the people of this country. There were over half a 1000000 syrian arabs a mixed community with arab hebrew canaanite greek egypt should and possibly crusaders blood they in their forefathers of occupied the country for the best part of 1500 years they own the soil they profess the mohammedan faith they will not be content either to be exposed prieta for jewish immigrants or to act merely is he was of wood and drawers of water to the latter. But his prescient remarks fell on deaf ears its like who tells highlights when at the end of the war Cabinet Meeting dr its a boy as though theyve witnessed the birth of the agreement to create Jewish National home as a baby in the middle east. The final draft of the Balfour Declaration was 67 words long. His majestys government view with favor the establishment in palestine of a National Home for the jewish people and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object it being clearly understood nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non jewish communities in palestine all the rights and political status enjoyed by jews in any other country. I should be grateful if you would bring this declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation you all sincerely are for james balfour. In terms of International Law it really has very little standing in International Law you know treaties between nations have significance. But governments after an issue policy statements statements of intention about what they plan to do and those who really dont have any standing. As a matter of of law for britain this was. I suppose you would say a statement of its intention as to what it would do if it were to take over belostoma which of course it had not yet done as of november of 1917 its going to go to whether you like that. She. Will come im sure of britannia if. You do so though because youre mindful just of some a luxury hotel if i bought you show you off your royalty only 2 years after the declaration a Church Leader in jerusalem wrote to british Prime Minister lloyd george about jews in palestine trying to control holy sites. Lloyd georges office had said that high invites men didnt want to do anything affecting the rights of arabs it said he simply wanted to be involved in a council to help provide refuge to jews russia and eastern europe. This exchange suggested that britain felt it had not promised a jewish state but simply a place for them to live alongside the arabs. When the league of nations set out the british mandate in. Palestine in 1923 it made britain responsible for implementing the Balfour Declaration. As a result jewish immigration to palestine increased as did arab opposition to it expressed in a series of palestinian protests against britain in the 1920 s. They understood the people of palestine to be muslims and christians but did not imagine that they would constitute a National Community that would seek National Independence and after the war very quickly when it becomes clear that palestinian arab nationalists and mobilizing against zionism. The British Government a quick to see a major problem the Balfour Declaration had put in train a series of events that began to signal its deep flaws arab descent built to the 3 year evolved between 193619398 was a nationalist uprising against the British Administration demanding arab independence and the end of jewish immigration it was in the pill commission of 1937 that the british 1st recognized that instead of balancing communities they had certain motion a rivalry between incompatible National Jewish and palestinian arab. And it was at that point that they try to solve the problem by dividing palestine into 2 states arab and jewish through a partition plan and i think there you have the 1st recognition or admission from british officials of the failure of the Balfour Declaration. In maine 1939 the British Government published a policy document on palestine called a white paper it abandoned the partitioning of palestine into 2 states and called instead for an independent palestine in which arabs and jews would share government. It limited jewish immigration to 75000. 00 for 5 years and said that the arab majority should determine future immigration levels. Its also said that balfour had not meant to create a jewish state at the expense of the arabs any more than the mcmahon his Team Correspondent 24 years before had promised an arab state to Shareef Hossain of mecca but the white paper met opposition and was dropped. The British Government a quick to see a major problem but theres no way that they can back away from support for zionism because this becomes the basis for their justification for being in the holy land their commitment to supporting the movement in the Balfour Declaration which becomes in shrines in International Law in the terms of the mandate for palestine so the british stuck with zionism they didnt believe that scientists wanted independent jewish state. And after that it became very clear that actually the vast majority of scientists didnt only want statehood they expected it. I think if were trying to assess whether or not britains policy towards zionism in the 1st world war served british interests or not the 1st thing we have to appreciate is the key reason they supported zionism was based on an incorrect idea they believed that they could mobilize something that they saw as jewish power around the world behind their light course so 1st of all that was entirely wrong and didnt happen because the jewish power is fake is false. In september 1939 german expansionism led to the 2nd world war over 60000000 people died including between 5 and 6000000 jews the majority in nazi concentration camps. The british mandate ended at midnight on the 14th of may 1948 and immediately the formation of the state of israel was announced justified by the terms of the Balfour Declaration issued 31 years before. While israelis celebrated the birth of their nation 700000 palestinians were forced into camps and exile a family dont allow their grammar not to flirt with you wanted to go and were going we dont know theyre coming. For palestinians the Balfour Declaration represents the moment an imperial power promised their land the way to another people. Is that this weather out there which was. Thats what they hold bell for responsible for their expulsion displacement and occupation. Dry across a strike at the moment but we do have some right in the full cost of the scene essentially clear skies for the most part High Pressure still in charge but some pieces of shabby rain easing through the bites will see some west of whether they to the fos out of the way as we go on through saturday supposed to see a sport or 2 of rain and that right will slide through the mill about just pushing over towards southern parts of South Australia towards adelaide as we go on through saturday this is the dominant feature which will introduce a fair bit of rag useful rainfall welcome right into the southeast and co of victoria saying some of that wet weather southern parts sulfa New South Wales also seeing some rather wet weather as we go on through sunday and on into monday eventually it will slide over towards new zealand but ahead of that much of these it is looking fine and dry south intending wet by the end of the weekend that we got some bits and pieces of rain moving away from japan at the moment but a cloud here at presents a bit still plenty of dry and bright whether theyll be a few showers into northern honshu into hokkaido thats where the system just easing out to the northeast of china eastern parts of russia and will push its way further waste was brought to skies coming back in behind beijing with a top temperature 20. 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