Israeli-Palestinian conflict was made in Britain. During the First World
War, contradictory promises were made to Jewish and Arab leaders that
have led to a hundred years of hostility and an intractable political
stalemate today. “Palestine was a twice-promised land, and due to
“dishonest dealings” has a moral responsibility to be an active
participant in finding a future in which both Israelis and Palestinians
can be enabled to flourish,” says a former Bishop of Oxford, John
Pritchard , who adds “If both Israelis and Palestinians are to come
through their antipathy and thrive together, then some international
player needs to step up. No nation has more moral responsibility than
the UK.”
Britain’s handling of the status of Palestine has “long
been a matter of shameful obfuscation,”. according to John Pritchard in
his review of Dr. Peter Shambrook’s book “Policy of Deceit, Britain and
Palestine 1914-1939” a “forensic analysis of primary sources in this
country’s dealings with Arab leaders.”
“The main problem was
that in the 1917 Balfour Declaration, Britain made a promise to the
Zionist Organisation that was incompatible with the promise to the
Arabs.” Says John Pritchard, “The letter, written by Arthur, later Lord,
Balfour, promised to facilitate the establishment of a Jewish national
home in Palestine as long as “nothing shall be done which may prejudice
the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in
Palestine. Britain’s failure in regard to this latter proviso is patent
to this day.” he added....<<<Read More>>>...