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Show - 7 - U.N. for its recommendation. Successive Arab uprisings against British imperial control and Zionist colonization, between the end of World War I and the beginning of World War II, are described as "terrorism and strikes" - while no mention is made of the extensive and organized Zionist campaign of active terrorism. (1) As far as the Arab uprisings are concerned, let us cite the findings of the most thorough investigation made by a British board of inquiry. In its Report, the Palestine Royal Commission of 1937, headed by Lord Peel, stated: We have no doubt as to what were 'the underlying causes of the disturbances' of last year. They were:- (i) The desire of the Arabs for national independence. (ii) Their hatred and fear of the establishment of the Jewish National Home. We make the following comments on these two causes:- (i) They were the same underlying causes as those which brought about the 'disturbances' of 1920, 1921, 1929 and 1933. (ii) They were, and always have been, inextricably linked together ... 8 (iii) They were the only 'underlying' causes ... (2) On the other hand, an idea of the scope and the character of the Zionist program of active terrorism -- of which no mention is made in the Study -- may be obtained from the following passages, contained in a Memorandum presented in July 9 1947 by the British Government to the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine: Acts_of terrorism _c_ommitted by Jews ceased altogether with the outbreak of war £ World War II-/, and the armed Arab bands melted away before the end of the year,,,. The lull in terrorist activity did not continue throughout the war years. The Jewish community resented the Land Transfer Regulations and the measures taken against unauthorized immigration. In 1942, a small group of Zionist extremists, led by Abraham Stern, came into prominence with a series |
