T. Belman. I often am critical of Churchill for limiting Jewish immigration to Palestine’s absortive capacity and for removing Trans Jordan from the Jewish National Home. This excellant video shows how much pressure he was under from both the House of Lords and the Arabs. Since the Balfour Declaration in 1917, Britain was our enemy but Churchill was our friend.
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Thank you for airing this, Ted.
Winston Churchill changed the world through personal friendships. This video describes the importance of his connection to Chaim Weizmann — which turned out to be critical to the establishment and continued existence of Israel. Equally important was his connection to Franklin Delano Roosevelt:
“Two weeks after Pearl Harbor, Churchill arrived in Washington for a three-week stay at the White House. He celebrated Christmas 1941 with FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt. As December became January—75 years ago this month—the president and prime minister bonded over late-night drinking sessions that annoyed the First Lady, taxed White House staff and cemented the partnership that won the world war…
“Churchill left for England on January 14, 1942, flying home via Bermuda. “His visit to the United States has marked a turning-point of the war,” enthused a Times of London editorial upon his return…”
— https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/darkest-days-world-war-ii-winston-churchills-visit-white-house-brought-hope-washington-180961798/