The British Government will be asked in the House of Lords to make a clear statement concerning its present policy with regard to Palestine, it was learned here today. The question will be raised by Lord Strabolgi.
The prediction that “under no circumstances will the formation of a sovereign Jewish Commonwealth in Palestine be allowed” is made today by Kenneth Williams, former editor of the publication “Great Britain and East,” which is considered to be close to the Colonial Office.
Under the headline “United States’ Jews Accuse Britain,” Mr. Williams says in an article in the Nottingham Journal that it is impossible now to forecast the policy of the British Government with regard to post-war Palestine. He is certain, however, that Britain will oppose the formation of a Jewish Commonwealth.
“The supporters of the British White Paper,” the article says, “claim that the existence of 500,000 Jews in Palestine is in itself a sufficient rebuttal of the charge that the British Government is blind to the tragic plight of oppressed Jewry.” It concludes by pointing out that it would hardly be practical politics “to force immigration upon the majority inhabitants of Palestine at the point of British bayonets.”
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