Thousands of refugees flee southwards towards Australia. In the firestorm bombing of Jakarta a superhuman, some kind of burning figure nicknamed 'Phosfiend', is created and rampages around the countryside. The US starts to turn away refugee ships from the UK, claiming it is unable to support this number of immigrants. The domestic situation in the USA continues to worsen. At the Pan-American Conference in Rio, Argentina, Chile and Venezuela decide to ally themselves with the Axis.
Turkey remains neutral.
Many other Arabs side with the Axis as it takes control of the Middle East. Leaders of the Jewish Agency, the executive body of the World Zionist Organisation, based in Palestine, are shot. The Jewish Irgun and Palmach terrorist groups fight back, despite reprisals. As time passes the two groups unite, and also work closely with British-led resistance groups. Tens of thousands of Britons die of cold and starvation over the winter.