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114 Dr. John Coleman<br />
a heavy load of indirect responsibility was on <strong>the</strong> heads<br />
of <strong>the</strong> people of <strong>the</strong> United Kingdom; for <strong>the</strong> Zionists<br />
would not have had in A.D. 1948 <strong>the</strong> opportunity to<br />
conquer an Arab country in which <strong>the</strong>y had what<br />
amounted to no more than an inconsiderable minority in<br />
A.D. 1918 if during <strong>the</strong> intervening thirty years, <strong>the</strong><br />
power of <strong>the</strong> United Kingdom had not been exerted<br />
continuously to make possible <strong>the</strong> entry of Jewish<br />
immigrants into Palestine, contrary to <strong>the</strong> will, in despite<br />
of <strong>the</strong> protests and without regard to <strong>the</strong> forebodings of<br />
<strong>the</strong> Arab inhabitants of <strong>the</strong> country who in A.D. 1918,<br />
were duly to become <strong>the</strong> victims of this long pursued<br />
British policy.<br />
Lawrence of Arabia (Colonel Lawrence), who could less<br />
still be accused of anti-Jewish bias or smeared as "anti Semitic"<br />
did not remain silent over <strong>the</strong> betrayal of his commitment to <strong>the</strong><br />
Arabs:<br />
If we won <strong>the</strong> war, <strong>the</strong> promises to <strong>the</strong> Arabs were dead<br />
paper. Yet <strong>the</strong> Arab inspiration was our main tool in<br />
winning <strong>the</strong> Eastern War. So I assured <strong>the</strong>m that England<br />
kept her word in letter and in spirit. In this comfort <strong>the</strong>y<br />
performed <strong>the</strong>ir fine things; but, of course, instead of<br />
being proud of what we did toge<strong>the</strong>r, I was bitterly<br />
ashamed.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r voices added to what Lawrence had expressed as a<br />
feeling of utter betrayal, among <strong>the</strong>m, O'Grady:<br />
Colonel Lawrence had good reason to be ashamed. While<br />
<strong>the</strong> Arabs were fighting and dying for England, Britain's<br />
Foreign Minister, Arthur Balfour was bartering Palestine<br />
for a Jewish pledge to bring <strong>the</strong> United States into <strong>the</strong> war<br />
on England's side. In