Thus, a new rule of action towards Palestine became essential, It has been astutely pointed out' that, as Britain's treaty with Egypt has brought about a decline in Britain' control and freedom of manoeuvre in that region, she must inevitably pivot on the Palestinian flank. The development of air communications, the pipe-line from Iraq, the port at Haifa, the possibility of a short! alternative route to the Canal—all these are factors which have given Palestine a central place in the complex of Imperial strategy.
"AS expressed by a leading English Jauthority, the British are in Pales. tine not simply because of sentiment for Jews.*They are there because they cannot afford not to be there, The point was illustrated by what happened not so long ago at Akaba, port at the extremity of an inlet of the Red Sea, abutting into Palestine. Armed action was prepared against Arab troops because it was considered highly desirable to retain control over a window on the Red Sea and a route which could be an alternative to the Suez Canal. It is to be recognized that Palestine is not a burden but a base which the Empire needs and others covet.
Tt is said that the firmest foundation for strategy is a population numerous, loyal, determined to defend their soil and of high industrial [development, since industry Is essential to modern. military equipment. The same English authority states that the Jews possess all these /qualifications in a notable degree and. [that they alone in Palestine possess them all is a fact which ought to be beyond dispute,
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