With the Falestinians Nothing Ever Changes

This is from the CIA (ex OSS- Office of Stategic Services) file 9677 from 1942 report dictated by a "well placed Arab Moslem of Jerusalem"-more then probably Raghib al-Nashashibi-a leading opponent of the Husayni family in Palestine, who explicity pushes the Arab Nationalistic anti-Zionist Point of view.
This summation from the report illustrates just why hatred of the Jews by the Arabs led to the closure of the Gates of the Mandatory Area of Palestine and the murder of the majority of the Jews of Europe.
Notice how the OSS (pre CIA) report describes the British fear of an Arab uprising and the willingness to sacrifice innocent Jewish lives of those refugees who wished to flee on their lives with their children to the Balfour Declared Jewish Homeland in palestine but are prevented. The sicking British appeasment of the Arabs to block and prevent the desperate Jews of Europe from fleeing for their lives is irreprehensible.
The story of the complicity of the Arabs in the murder of the Jews of Europe is a nonstory because of its indicment of the world in its participation in the s hiding of this monstorous blight on humanity.
The Arabs despite the British capitualation to their request to "liquidate the Jewish Immigration to palestine" nevertheless, actively fought and revolted on the side of the Axis powers-read Nazi Germany in World War II. The most infamous story of this is the participation of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin el Husseni in the Nazi war effort.
Haj Amin el Husseni had been chosen for the "esteemed position"of Grand Mufti of Jerusalem  in order to pacifiy the Arab resistance to the British presence in the Mandated Territory and to not disturb the British strategic interests in the Middle East most promimently the oil fields near Mosul in Iraq and the TAP line (Trans Arabian Pipeline) to the oil refineries in Haifa.
The usual British hypocricy and slap in the "stinging" face to the Jews was felt by many proud Zionistic Jews who turned to open resistance to the British rule in the form of the Irgun and Lechi.

The excerpt begins from page 26;

Conclusion.

"None of these arrangements have been put through, and the White Paper is still shelved. At present, while the Arabs are waiting for Government to execute its terms, the Jews are pressing Britain directly, and indirectly through America, to have this White Paper repealed. They threaten the Allies that they are strong enough, from a military point of view, to face the world with a fait accompli and bring into Palestine a million illegal Immigrants within every short period, to be counted in months, thereby becoming a majority in the country and dictating their terms.

The Jews also say that nothing now prevents them from fulfilling their plans except the fact that the countries from which those illegal immigrants are to be brought are in German hands, and as soon as the Germans are cleared out, mass immigration into 'Palestine will start, regardless of whether the war has come to an end or not.
It is generally expected that such mass immigration will start immediately upon the successful invasion of the Balkans by the Allies."

The British feel the danger of this mass immigration, and at the same time they make it clear that they are unable to turn immigrants back once they have reached Palestine. It is thought that the best way to prevent it would be to anticipate and thwart it at the point of starting. Yet, it is admitted, particularly in connection with the Balkan countries, such interference by Britain would be negligible.

The Arabs, on the other nand, feel that illegal immigration can be stopped by Britain if she really puts her will into the matter, for the following reasons:

• She is the mistress of the seas, and with her are allies also powerful on the sea. Therefore no one can convince them that private institutions like the Jewish agency can, with impunity, challenge this mastery of the seas.
• That either during the war, or after it, illegal immigration can successfully be prevented by military or diplomatic means, if Britain were really determined to stop it.
• That at any rate, Britain has full control in Palestine, and if she were sincere in her declarations about stopping immigration, as stated in the White Paper of 1939, she would prevent such illegal entry.
•  That Britain knows that the Jewish Agency is behind this policy of illegal immigration, and if Government would only take as firm a stand vis-a-vis the Agency as they have against the Arabs, the Jewish scheme would fail. 

(Editor: The inference is that the Arab Higher Committee was dissolved as an illegal body, and that now here is the Jewish Agency, known by Government to be aiding illegal immigration, smuggling arms and training an army).

In connection with that mentioned above about the Jews feeling themselves strong enough from a military point of view, the Arabs are not uninformed as to the clandestine arming of Jews on a very large scale. The fact that the Jews put much pressure on Great Britain to allow them to form a Jewish army to fight under a Jewish flag, and when this failed they used every method, both legal and illegal, to push every possible young man into the Allied armies, has not blinded the Arabs to the true motive behind this false patriotism. From Jewish utterances we know that they are not fighting for the Allies or for the ideal or democracy; rather they are thereby training their youth for military duty, in order to fight for Zionism, if need be against the British, when the time comes. Not only this, but they have in Palestine secret military organizations where they train the youth, from 15 years of age, in the art of war on Nazi principles on a very large scale. Many youth outings have resulted in deaths from explosions of bombs they carry, but reported as accidentally coming in contact with mines. These facts are well known to the British military and civil authorities in Palestine.
In this connection it is a well known fact that during World War I, while the Jews were negotiating with Great Britain for a National Home in palestine, they were at the same time dickering with the Germans for the same purpose, and actually received promises of meeting their demands. However, England forestalled this by making a more elastic promise - the Balfour Declaration of November 2, 1917, and by Lord Allenby's armies occupying Palestine (see Peels Report, page 23).

Briefly, the present Palestine position is as follows:-

1. The 'White Paper issued in May, 1939, which Great Britain said was her final and decisive policy as to Palestine, and which would be implemented, regardless of whether either or both parties accepted it or not.
2. This White Paper (now practically five years old) has not been implemented in any manner in connection with constitutional or representative changes in the Government. The clauses regarding the curtailment of land transfer to the Jews cannot be deemed to have been carried out by the half-hearted measures taken by Government in this respect. With regard to immigration, the maximum figure of 75,000 within five years given in the White Paper, has, according to Jewish statistics (illegal immigration) been exceeded long ago, while according to Government figures this has not been reached owing to tne war and the occupation of Europe by Germany.
3. While the Arabs are patiently waiting for Great Britain to honour her pledge and fulfil the terms of the White paper, the Jews are determined to have it repealed, either by political pressure, as in the past, or by force of arms.

Regarding America, the Arabs believe that the official view of the American Government favours Zionism, and neglects the Arabs and their rights. They would like to believe that this is due to their lack of information re Zionist aspirations and Arab rights, but they feel that America is one of the few countries in the world which has all the opportunities - its foreign service, its missionaries, educational and other philanthropic institutions, travellers and students of world affairs, scores of thousands or Arabs living in America and enjoying American citizenship - to learn the true facts of the situation. If, in spite of all that, the official view is, as the Arabs believe it to be, pro-Zionist, then the Arabs feel they are justified in assuming that such views are held by the official bodies, either owing to Zionist propaganda or because such officials are indifferent to the cause of justice in Palestine.

The Arab impression has come about in the following way:-

A. By repeated utterances by the President and a host of American politicians and statesmen, both before and during the war, favouring Zionism with all its implications, and not ever taking into consideration or even making any mention of Arab prepondering rignts to Palestine.

B. The 1939 Arab delegation to the London conference was offered a solution or the Palestine problem more favourable to them than the terms or the White Paper that was subsequently published. The orfer, while still under discussion, was withdrawn by the Britian Government, and the delegation WWI told that the withdrawal was made because the United States Government had intervened and asked the British Government not to go so far in deference to the Jews.

This was told the joint Arab Delegation by the then Prime Minister, the late Mr. Chamberlain, in the presence of Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, and Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, the Colonial Secretary. They were further told that while as yet America was not an ally, still the world was on the verge of another World War, and England could not therefore neglect the wishes of her friends.
Thereupon a part of the Arab Delegation called on the United States Ambassador in London, Mr. Kennedy, who denied having made any advances to the British on that score. The Arabs thereupon faced the British Government with this reply, only to be told that the pressure had come direct from Washington, through the British Ambassador there.
Unofficially it was explained by some members of the British Government that the President was on the threshold of another term of office. Therefore he was anxious for the American Jewish vote and influence, which was considerable.

The Stopping of the 1937-1939 Rebellion.

While all this was going on, the World War II started, and the Arabs were still in open revolt against the British. The Arab leaders, nevertheless, after having discussed the matter
with representatives of the Arab States and other Arab leaders, decided to stop the rebellion in Palestine on account of the war, in which England was deeply involved. One of the major reasons why they came to this conclusion was to prove to the world that their rebellion was not inspired by foreign anti-British influence, but was a natural act of self-preservation and self-defence against Zionist invasion. The Arabs had no quarrel with the
British as such. Their only grievance was the blind British support of Zionist aggression, which repeatedly, under Jewish pressure, nullified the findings or their own experts.

(continued)

By strength of personality he overawed all those under him, both in the Waqaf and the Sharia Courts, so that they furthered his ambitions for political grandeur. The result was that by 1930 he came to be looked upon as Palestine's only possible saviour from Zionism. The above acts all fall within the category of his being head of the Supreme Moslem Council - as Mufti he could have exercised no such powers.

Disappearance from Palestine.(This is the bovine excretment being relayed to the OSS (CIA) representative as though "the truth".)

We do not need to enlarge upon the history of Hadj Amin's departure from Palestine. It is known that after fleeing Palestine he first resided in Beirut. Upon the Allied occupation
of Syria he moved to Baghdad, and again when the Iraqi uprising was crashed and the country occupied by the Allies, he fled to Teheran. After the Allied occupation or Persia, we hear of him in Axis countries, both Italy and Germany.

While in Beirut Hadj Amin was under French guards, but with the knowledge of the French Authorities he reorganised the Arab Higher Committee with former members available there at the time. Their activities were purely political, and never dealt with violence. The Committee was allowed to meet with Hadj Amin on specific days.

During this time it was known that the Palestine revolution was being backed and supported by a secret organisation of Palestinians and Syrians functioning from Damascus. This organization furnished and supported the revolution with arms and ammunition, clothing, food and money. The organization was so secret that I do not know till today who they were.

(Asked which of the following reports were true - (a) that hadj Amin ordered the murder of many Arabs during the revolution because they were his political enemies; or (b) that the situation got out of hand, and under the guise of following the instructions of those higher up, many of the revolutionists took the opportunity to bump off personal enemies, or of being paid to do so by others, our informant replied as follows):

I lost touch with Hadj Amin's doings after he left falestine. I know that as long as the Isser El Din El Qassm lieutenants and disciples were in power the revolution was run on a very high plane of justice, but as these were one by one killed off, more and more the ranks of the revolution were swelled by regular brigands. The position deteriorated until the revolution was finally called off.

(Editer: In this connection, to one of Hadj Amin's closest friends Aref El Aref and a great admirer - now an important official in the Palestine Government - was put this question:)

Did Haj Amin get funds from the Axis to help run the revolution?

The reply was,

"I know that we Arabs were all called upon to contribute to the fund, and the amounts we were assigned were not small, no that great funds were thus collected. I also know that non-Palestinian Arabs helped meet the cost of the revolution. Whether Hadj Amin was offered or accepted funds from the Axis I am not in a position to know, but I should not censure him if he did. We could not any longer hope for any help or justice from Great Britain. We Arabs are not anti-British or anti-American. We look up to than as great nations, with high ideals of justice - the leaders in democracy.
But when it comes to Palestine we cannot trust or respect them.
They are under the thumb and controlled, for various reasons, by the Jews and Zionists." 

Jerusalem, 22nd October, 1943.