British White Paper — 1939 Approaching war in Europe -> Brit showed more understanding to the Arabs who were of strategic and political importance in the war to come. They also questioned the idea that Palestine could become a Jewish state because the conversion would be against the will of the population.

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British White Paper : “His Majesty’s Government therefore now declare unequivocally that it is not part of their policy that Palestine should become a Jewish State”

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Reactions to the White Paper 1939

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I think I began to like writing a lot more, and to be a better writer, when I did it for a while alone. It made me a little more confident about my style.

Patricia Marx

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Rose George

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Elvis Mitchell

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Bubba Smith

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Billy Sheehan

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Dave Barry

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Elaine Chao

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Cathy Rigby

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Richard Ben Veniste

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Cory Michael Smith

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