Formation of a “Jewish Dominion of Palestine League,” whose purpose will be to secure the establishment by Britain of a Jewish state “on both sides of the Jordan” to be included within the British Commonwealth of Nations as a seventh dominion, was announced here today by Lord Strabolgi, Laborite peer, who will head the organization.
Lord Strabolgi outlined the following objectives of the league: Promote the transformation of Palestine into a self-governing Jewish state on both sides of the Jordan; foster friendship between the British and Jewish peoples; and encourage friendship and cooperation between the proposed dominion and the surrounding Arab world.
These objectives can be attained, Lord Strabolgi continued, by taking the following steps: Adoption of legislative and economic measures to develop the largest possible Jewish settlement on both sides of the Jordan; preparation of a constitution ensuring equality to Arab residents of the proposed dominion and safeguarding the holy places of all faiths; extension of Empire marketing facilities to the dominion; and control of the territory involved by Parliament until the Jewish dominion is established.
Lord Strabolgi said that he has discussed the plan with the Colonial Secretary and other members of the government, as well as with leaders of the Labor Party, which, he said, wholeheartedly supports the scheme. He stated that he anticipated that such a dominion would settle the conflicts between Arabs and Jews in Palestine, since both could live side by side as different peoples do in South Africa and Canada. Branches of the league, the Laborite lord said, would be established in America and Europe.
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