by John Ellis In 1929, American journalist Vincent Sheean pitched the pro-Zionist paper The New Palestine a series of articles detailing life within the Zionist communities of Palestine. He proposed immersing himself in Zionist communities and culture and then writing about his experience. The paper gladly accepted the respected journalist’s offer. In his book Personal … Continue reading Palestine and Israel, Chapter 4 (part 3): The Trauma of the British Mandate
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Palestine and Israel, Chapter 4 (part 1): The Trauma of the British Mandate
by John Ellis With her imperialistic hubris bolstering her confidence in her eventual success, England embraced her role as protectorate over Palestine. As it would turn out, England was in way over her head, culminating in England dumping the problem of Palestine in the United Nation’s lap in 1947, a little over a quarter of … Continue reading Palestine and Israel, Chapter 4 (part 1): The Trauma of the British Mandate
Palestine and Israel, Chapter 3 (part 2): The Paris Peace Conference’s Codified Racism
Supreme Court Associate Justice and Leader of the American Zionists, Louis Brandeis by John Ellis As the summer of 1919 rolled to its end, a potentially disruptive report was issued detailing the findings of Charles Crane and Henry King. The two Americans had been commissioned by President Woodrow Wilson to travel the Middle East, study … Continue reading Palestine and Israel, Chapter 3 (part 2): The Paris Peace Conference’s Codified Racism
Palestine and Israel, Chapter 3 (part 1): The Paris Peace Conference’s Codified Racism
French Premier Georges Clemenceau, American President Woodrow Wilson, and British Prime Minister Lloyd George. by John Ellis The signing of the Armistice on November 11, 1918, may have officially ended the military battles of World War I, but the fighting was far from over. The carnage, suffering, and demolished infrastructures left in the war’s wake … Continue reading Palestine and Israel, Chapter 3 (part 1): The Paris Peace Conference’s Codified Racism
Palestine and Israel, Chapter 2 (part 1): The Balfour Declaration’s Foundation of Deceit
Sharif Hussein bin Ali, King of Hejaz “His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish People, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights … Continue reading Palestine and Israel, Chapter 2 (part 1): The Balfour Declaration’s Foundation of Deceit
Palestine and Israel, Chapter 1: A Brief History of Zionism
Theodor Herzl, father of political Zionism “No one can deny the gravity of the Jews’ situation. Wherever they live in perceptible numbers, they are more or less persecuted. Their equality before the law, granted by statute, has become practically a dead letter. They are debarred from filling even moderately high positions, either in the army, … Continue reading Palestine and Israel, Chapter 1: A Brief History of Zionism
Practically Known Theology 