Passfield white paper
The Passfield White Paper, issued October 20, 1930, by colonial secretary
The paper's tone was decidedly anti-Zionist since several of its institutions were severely criticized, including the
Zionist organizations worldwide mounted a vigorous campaign against the document. In Britain it led to British prime minister
The MacDonald Letter aimed to placate the Zionists while disturbing the Palestinians as little as possible. When many Zionists took the letter as a withdrawal of the white paper, it became labelled the 'black letter' by Palestinians. This was despite the fact that Prime Minister said in parliament on 11 February 1931 that he was "very unwilling to give the letter the same status as the dominating document" i.e. the Passfield White Paper. The letter itself also stated that it aimed to provide justice to "non-Jewish sections of the community".[2] By confirming that the policy of the Palestine Mandate was to continue to support Jewish immigration, the Letter in effect negated some of the implications of the White Paper and facilitated increasing immigration during the growth of antisemitism in Europe in the 1930s.[3]
See also
- Peel Commission, 1937
References
- ^ Shapira (2014), 86-7.
- ^ Hyamson (1942), p. 146. Hyamson mentions that this Arab disappointment probably had something to do with the fact that following the white paper Jewish immigration continued at higher levels than they wanted, the purchase of land by Jews continued without restrictions, and the steps taken to protect Arab tenant farmers from being removed from their land was ineffective. p.145
- ^ Shapira (2014), p. 87.
Bibliography
- Hyamson, Albert Montefiore, Palestine: A Policy. Methuen, 1942
- Shapira, Anita (2014). Ben-Gurion - Father of Modern Israel. Nerw Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300180459.
- Jewish Virtual Library: Passfield White Paper