Это мое последнее сообщение в этой теме. Заниматься буквоедством я здесь не буду. Извините за английский.
третий народ пообещал эту землю сперва одним:
"The British alliance with the Arabs was worked out between Sir Henry McMahon and Sherif Hussein of Mecca during 1915. [┘] The letters of negotiation between Hussein and McMahon are quite controversial. Hussein was convinced the Arabs had been promised a unified Arab kingdom including Syria and Palestine."
http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/worldreach/assets/docs/israeli-palestinian_conflict/...
"I could see that if we won the war the promises to the Arabs were dead paper. Had I been an honourable adviser I would have sent my men home, and not let them risk their lives. ┘ Yet the Arab inspiration was our main tool in winning the Eastern War. So I assured them that England kept her word in letter and spirit. In this comfort they performed their fine things: but, of course, instead of being proud of what we did together, I was continually and bitterly ashamed." - Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence.
позже забрал ее себе:
"In 1916 Britain and France secretly agreed to divide up the Arab world after the war (Sykes-Picot Accords). These agreements were secret until late 1917 when the Russian Revolution occurred and the Communists released the documents to the public. The release caused much diplomatic embarrassment since the agreements contradicted other agreements and public statements. In general terms, the Accords would have given the areas of contemporary Iraq, Jordan and Palestine to Britain; Syria and Lebanon would have gone to France; Russia would remain dominant in Central Asia; and Italy would get concessions in Asia Minor. Turkey would have been considerably truncated. Arab leaders were shaken by the Sykes-Picot Accords. The Turks invited them to switch sides."
потом отдал ее другим:
"The Balfour Declaration was issued in November, 1917, pledging Britain to support a Jewish 'homeland' in Palestine."