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October 30, 2025

Herbert Samuel, high commissioner

The Herbert Samuel machinations that set in stone a Zionist state in Palestine

Balfour Declaration, Historical, Pre-Balfour DeclarationOctober 30, 2025

Herbert Samuel, Britain’s first – and Zionist – High Commissioner in Palestine, was able to deploy the contradictions and vagaries of the Balfour Declaration to the eternal advantage of the Zionists, right from the start.

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Palestinians mourn loved ones killed in an Israeli attack while waiting for humanitarian aid, at Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City, August 21, 2025. (Yousef Zaanoun/Activestills)

Which is it Israel, targeted military aims or a targeted Nakba?

Current PositionsOctober 30, 2025

In Gaza, Israel’s dual motives overlapped and reinforced one another: and the very words of the political leaders and generals confirmed it all. Yuval Abraham traces Israel’s death and destruction rampage.

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