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It was on November 2, 1917, that the British government issued the Balfour Declaration promising a homeland for the Jews.Thirty years later, on November 29, 1947, the British government placed the matter of Israel’s future before the United Nations, resulting in another declaration-that being the establishment of the state of Israel. After all of that, the British government attempted to undermine the decision of the UN by resisting the establishment of Israel.It was inconsistency and hypocrisy of the highest order. Such a conduct tarnished the reputation of Britain and proved to be the first stage of a prolonged national decline. The shift in British policy came at a crucial moment in the history of the Middle East without any official decision of the British Parliament and without the majority of the British people being aware of what was taking place.Why did the British politicians change horses in the middle of the stream? Why did they turn against the Jews in favor of the Arabs? Well, it is said that there were two reasons. First of all, as early as 1939, it had become clear that the world would someday face an ever-increasing dependence on oil. Even then, a major supply of the world’s oil was controlled by Arab nations in the Middle East. Then secondly, on the part of many, there was that underlying anti-Semitism, which colored British thinking. But those in Britain who opposed the Jews overlooked one important fact-there is a moral and spiritual force at work in the destinies of nations. The responsibility of government goes beyond mere calculations of economic or military expediency. To sacrifice moral and spiritual principles on such an altar will never serve the best interests of any nation. It was said that before 1948, the sun "never set" upon the British Empire. That great nation was in control of colonies on every continent from Africa to the Far East. Since that time, however, the once great British Empire has lost almost every colony and has faced the decline of her economy. Worse than that, the moral fiber of that once great nation has been on the slide ever since. And, may I add, what happened to the British is also happening to the United States.Israel’s only ally has been wavering in recent years. Our politicians in Washington have attempted to placate the Arabs while restraining the Israeli government. Arab oil has been used to blackmail the United States. Oh, will we never learn? Someone has said that if there is anything we have learned from history, it is that we do not learn from history.by J. R. Church
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