In barricaded Jerusalem last week a Briton, about to move into a requisitioned Jewish house, found a laconic note left for him: "My houseyour castle." It was a pithy oversimplification of the whole Palestine issue. Last week Britain, unable to work out a division of Palestine's living space between Arabs and Jews, was ready to quit her position as castellan, try to get the United Nations to take over.
New Leverage. Palestine's position in the Middle East had some importance both in oil strategy and military strategy though both were frequently exaggerated. Nevertheless, Ernest Bevin realized that Britain was...
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