Sir Herbert to Quit. Sir Herbert Samuel, British High Commissioner in Palestine, failed in his attempt to create a legislative council to represent the people of Palestine.
The majority of these people are Arabs, who have vigorously opposed the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, so welcomed by other states where the Jews are in a minority. The Arabs refused to vote for members of the legislative council. They feared that to vote was to commit themselves to the idea of a Jewish National Home. With the...
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