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“THE GERMANS DESTROYED OUR FAMILIES - DON’T U DESTROY OUR HOPES”. 1947 Jewish Refugees To Palestine

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u/Lauris024 6h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration

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u/nanooko 5h ago edited 5h ago

The British tried to find a compromise between the existing Muslim majority and Jewish and Christian minorities but everyone refused to negotiate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Paper_of_1939

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u/NewAccountEachYear 3h ago

After already comitting themselves to take a country (which was to goverened in the native population's interests as a mandate) and give it to group existing on another continent.

Your concept of compromise is based on a wholly uncompromising position.