British Occupation Background

The Antisemitic British Occupation of Israel

The British did more damage to Jews in Palestine, the occupier term for Judea/Israel, than any other occupier or Empire. What started off in good faith, emanating from the Zionist Organization reaching out to Lord Balfour of the UK to help Jews re-establish indigenous sovereignty in the Jewish homeland post WWI, turned into a full occupation filled with antisemitic actions and policies.

What many call the ‘British Mandate’ or ‘Mandate Years’ technically only lasted for barely two years, from 1920 – 1922. Power of the Mandate was entrusted to the British, in good faith, by the League of Nations. In 1922, Churchill, as Foreign Secretary, stole 78% of the Jewish homeland and gave it away to an Arabian royal family, the Hashemites, while at the same time, issued antisemitic White Papers, which dangerously limited Jewish immigration down to paltry numbers.

Those White Papers not only contributed to Hitler’s Final Solution, but also gave the upper hand to the Arab occupiers in Israel. Further, there was an antisemitic double standard in place– Jews were not allowed to own weapons in Israel, but Arabs could. When the British-fomented Arab revolts against Jews began in 1929, it was Jews who were punished and in quite a few instances, expelled from areas where Jews lived for thousands of years. It was brave Jews who liberated Israel in 1948 after nearly 20 years of armed struggle against the British occupiers. Therefore, Israel was not ‘created’ or ‘established’ in 1948 and certainly the antisemitic UN had nothing to do with Israel’s liberation.

Sykes-Picot

During WWI, when it became apparent that the allies were winning, a clandestine meeting took place from which emerged the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916. Sykes-Picot, which was named after the British and French diplomats taking part in the discussions, attempted to determine the outcome of the conquered territory after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Ottoman territory was to be divided up by the French and British Allied Powers. The British, under the authority of the League of Nations, would administer Palestine (today’s Jordan and Israel). This became known as the British Mandate.

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Balfour Declaration

In 1917, Lord Balfour, on behalf of the British Government, ordered a declaration stating that:

“His Majesty’s Government views with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.” – This was incorporated into the British Mandate. The Balfour Declaration became legally binding at the San Remo conference (see The Legality of Israel).