The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-05-29
THE COLCATHA OF EUROPEAN JEWRY
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The for British adverse policy to the etI.,.r, e
Jews In Palestine, is the socalled pledge to maintain
population balance between the Jews and Arabs Skill
fully posing for decades champion and nroec rs
the Arabs and Jews in the Middle East Crea, Rr;t. ~
played an mperalst of power-poics with the lives
land and fortunes of these dependent peoples
Evidence of the finanging of the fine and SUBTLE Rr;L
diplomatic hand in the outburs the Arabs against the
Jews Palestine may not be accessible but familiar
WIN the long sinister mperalist history of perfidous
Albion would doubt that John has his finger in the ME
he tact is the problem of establishing Jewish home
IN taiestne is the problem of British control and ex.
pioltation of the Middle East Jewish state would be
progressive state 1t would build industries to sell manu-
featured goods as well buy them. England does moi
this sort of development by inundated or pro-
tected colonies By the token Great Britain foser
Hindu and Moslem conflicts India to deav If not nr
vent independence which self-economc develop
ment Or.
The British preferential imperial trade policy largely
built upon the much discussed Sterling Area is not de-
signed to economic competitors of the motber
country especially among those political governing units
within the Commonwealth. is notorious fact that Crest
Britain holds private market India Egypt IRAN SYRIA
and Palestine. raq is virtually British estate She Ia.
population of about 45oooOo In s43 her export trade
was $4,000 pounds and her import was OOe
pounds Almost all of this with the British or THROUGH
the British Palestine has population of about O0O
her imports amounted 900 pounds At least two
thirds of this volume of business 39s55ooo pounds was
done with or through the British This the economic
reason why Great Britain is loath give Palestine state
hood Withal this short GIFTED foreign policy England
last.
An Independent government of Jews in Palestine would
threatening
and economic ferment among the peoples of the Middle
East which constitutes the base of empire sys
tenn This is another for the hostility of Great
Britain to a Jewish Palestine.
What does this struggle of the Jews for homeland
mean to Negroes? The is that the fortunes of
Jews and all minorites Intimately and irretrevaby
tied with the fortunes and future of Negro The
noble and aggressive fight of the Jews in
Palestine challenge the support Negroes labor
Catholics Protesans Negroes especially should sup
port the struggle of the Jews for homeland, because
Negroes victims of native variety of fascism
they should be the first to champion the the
the enemy of the Jew the enemy the Negro
and the of the Negro likewise the enemy of the
jew Moreover the of the Jew is the of hui
justice Now the recognition of the and value
of the principle of the unity of mnorites is essential
factor in the struggle for the liberation of all mnores
Happily, the of mnorities unity is finding ncreas
ing reality No of causry refute the fact that
Jerusalem is the ancient home of Israel and power
earth should be permitted keep them of it, We hail
the intrepid march of world Jewry Pslestne This does
that Jews should not be permitted to live like
anybody else anywhere in the world they wish But it
does that the Jews shall have Palestine their
home Nor does this the expulsion of the Arabs
hope and life to the Arab world.
If forget thee Jerusalem, let right hand forget
her cunning.
do remember thee let my tongue cleave to the
roof of my mouh if prefer not Jerusalem above
chief JOY Psalms 1877, 5-6-A. Philip Randolph, Black
Worker.