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In the last eight diary, that is, starting from May 31, 2026, I began to address what the committee reported in chapter VI of the report, which is entitled “The position of the Arabs” on the task entrusted to the English-American Commission of Inquiry to perform in early 1946. This task is related to what the English and American governments called “the problems of the Jews of Europe and Palestine” as it was after the end of World War II in May 1945 (stopping the war in Europe) and in August 1945 (stopping the war in Southeast Asia), and submitting a report to the two governments in order to crystallize solutions to those problems.
During her stay in Palestine between 6 and 28 March 1946, the Committee met with many Palestinian Arab personalities: Palestinian Muslims and Christians.
In this journal, I saw the summary of a number of witnesses whom the committee met and gave their testimonies before it. I reported it in this daily to give readers the opportunity to see the testimonies of the witnesses themselves, and what the committee reported in its report of what it called “the position of the Arabs” in Palestine.
I went to Chat GPT to get those certificates.
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“First: Albert Hourani
“Hourani is the most intellectually organized Arab witness. He represented the “Arab Bureau” and not the Arab Higher Commission directly.
The first central question
If you reject the Jewish state and the vast Jewish immigration, what is the solution for hundreds of thousands of Jews displaced in Europe?
This question was repeated in different formats from the American members of the committee.
Horani’s answer
The tragedy of European Jews is real and cannot be denied.
But the Palestinian Arabs were not responsible for the persecution of Jews in Europe.
The people of Palestine shall not be charged with the consequences of European crimes.
Solving the Jewish refugee problem must be the responsibility of the entire international community, not Palestine alone.
The second question
Do you accept an Arab Jewish binational state?
His answer
Zionism does not seek partnership but a Jewish majority and Jewish sovereignty.
Therefore, the proposed bilateral state will not be stable.
Any permanent solution must be based on the acceptance of the free Arab majority.
The third question
Do you deny the historical connection of the Jews to Palestine?
His answer
It was a striking answer:
No, the historical and religious connection cannot be denied.
But the historical connection does not automatically give the right to political sovereignty after two thousand years.
Otherwise, it would be possible to redraw the borders of the whole world on ancient historical foundations. He was envied
Second: Jamal Al-Husseini
He was the main political spokesman for the Arab Higher Commission.
The first question
What are the final Arab demands?
His answer
Summarize it in four demands:
Independence of Palestine.
Termination of the mandate.
Stop the Zionist project.
Stop Jewish immigration.
The second question
What about the Jews who are actually in Palestine?
His answer
The Arabs do not call for the expulsion of existing Jews.
Resident Jews become citizens of the future Palestinian state.
However, population balance shifting through orderly migration cannot continue.
The third question
Why don’t you accept the entry of Jewish survivors from Europe?
His answer
The issue is humanitarian, but Palestine is not responsible for it.
The major countries that participated in the war are better able to absorb refugees.
A tragedy cannot be solved at the expense of another people.
The issue that caused a lot of controversy
Husseini was asked about Hajj Amin al-Husseini and his relationship with Nazi Germany.
Contemporary press reports stated that parts of the discussion did not appear in full in the first official version of the minutes due to problems in recording and translation, which sparked a wide debate at the time.”
“Third: Awni Abdul Hadi
He was the most legal and constitutional in his style among Arab speakers.
The first question
What is the basis of the Arab claim to Palestine?
His answer
Arabs are the overwhelming majority of the population.
The principle of self-determination must be applied to them as it was applied in other countries after the First World War.
A minority nation-state cannot be established at the expense of the majority.
The second question
Do you recognize the historical right of Jews?
His answer
It recognizes the existence of a religious and historical connection.
But he refused to consider this as a basis for modern political sovereignty.
The state is built on the existing population and not on ancient historical demands.
The third question
What is your position on Mufti Amin Al-Husseini?
Here was one of the most famous exchanges.
British committee member Richard Crossman confronted Abdul Hadi with questions about the Mufti’s cooperation with Germany during the war.
According to contemporary press reports, Abdul Hadi replied, meaning that the Mufti acted based on his belief that Germany may win the war, an answer that caused a wide media sensation later. He was envied
Fourth: Hussein Fakhri Al-Khaldi
Here it is necessary to be precise.
So far I have no evidence from the published minutes that he gave a lengthy public plea similar to pleadings:
Jamal Al-Husseini
Auni Abdul Hadi
Ahmed Al-Shaqiri
Albert Hourani
However, his name constantly appears against the political background of the Arab memoranda and contacts related to the work of the committee. He was envied
“Fifth: Emile Al-Ghoury
There is an important point that may surprise you:
A reference was found to the presence of a certificate or statement of Emil Al-Ghoury within the materials related to the committee, indicating that he was not just an organizational figure behind the scenes.
But the full text of his testimony does not seem as easily published on the Internet as the testimony of Hawrani, and he needs to refer to the original volumes of the minutes or archival copies.”
“Sixth: Anton gave God
“So far, I have not found documented evidence proving that he submitted independent public testimony before the committee, such as that provided by Hourani or Al-Husseini. It seems that his role was closer to political and organizational work within the general Arab framework. This needs additional archival verification before being sure.”
“The most important thing revealed by the lecturer
“If you read the testimonies of Hourani, Husseini and Abdul Hadi together, you will notice that the Arab argument before the committee was based on four repeated axes:
Palestine is Arab with a majority population.
The right to self-determination must apply to Palestinian Arabs.
The tragedy of the Jews of Europe is undeniable but does not create a political right in Palestine.
The Jewish state will lead to a permanent conflict between two nationalities within one country.
From a purely intellectual point of view, many historians have considered that the testimony of Albert Hourani was the most profound and influential of the four main Arabic testimonies before the committee.”
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As for the most important testimonies of a number of Jewish figures in Palestine who testified before the committee, it came as follows (as reported by Chat GPT):
The beginning of the quotation
“The most important Jewish testimonies before the Anglo-American Committee in Palestine were not equally important; a small group of personalities who actually formulated the ‘Zionist issue’ appeared before the committee. The most prominent of them:
- Haim Weizman
He was almost the first and most important witness from the Jewish side. His report lasted about four and a half hours, and focused on several main points:
Demand the immediate introduction of 100,000 survivors in Europe to Palestine.
The British “White Paper” of 1939 was abolished.
The affirmation that the problem of the Jews did not begin with Hitler, but is an older “historic displacement” problem.
To say that Palestine can absorb hundreds of thousands of Jewish immigrants without harming the Arabs.
A theoretical willingness to understand with the Arabs, while insisting on the continuation of the Zionist project. He was envied
One of the most striking things among the members of the committee is that he admitted that the establishment of a Jewish state may result in something of “political injustice” for the Arabs, but he believed that this does not prevent the achievement of what he called “general human justice” for Jews after the European disaster. He was envied
“2. David Ben-Gurion
His testimony was one of the most frank.
Unlike some of the Zionist leaders who focused on the refugee issue, Ben-Gurion clearly stated that the ultimate goal is not just immigration or the majority population, but:
“Our goal is a Jewish state.”
He stressed that the Jewish state means:
Jewish land.
Jewish economy.
Jewish work.
Jewish culture and language.
Full political independence.
He also defended the idea that the Jews are a people with a national right to Palestine, and likened their return to those who return to their home from which he was forcibly expelled and then demanded his return.
His testimony is the most important official statement of the political Zionist movement before the committee. He was envied
“3. Moshi Chart
(His name was Moshi Chertok).
His testimony focused on the diplomatic and political aspects:
Presentation of Arab-Jewish cooperation attempts since the Weizmann-Faisal agreement.
Confirming that the Zionist movement tried to reach compromises with the Arab leaders.
The British administration is part of the responsibility of the failure of understanding between the parties.
Defending the continuation of Jewish immigration as a national and humanitarian necessity. He was envied
“4. Martin Popper
He was one of the witnesses who were different from the traditional Zionist leadership.
He did not defend a hard-line Jewish nationalism in the style of Ben-Gurion.
He called for an Arab-Jewish partnership.
He expressed reservations about the concept of a pure Jewish nation-state.
Such as the Brett Shalom and Ehud current, supporters of a binational state. He was envied
“5. Judas Leon Magnes
He was the most prominent defenders of the binational state.
The Jewish state rejected the pure.
He also rejected the pure Arab state.
Propose a common state in which Arabs and Jews enjoy equal rights.
He warned that imposing national sovereignty on one party would lead to a permanent war. He was envied
“6. The two main rabbis of Palestine
Isaac Herzog
Ben Zion Oziel
They presented religious-national testimonies focusing on:
The historical and religious relationship of the Jewish people with the land of Palestine.
The need to open the doors of immigration to Jewish survivors.
Support the reconstruction of the Jewish national homeland.”
Who was his most influential testimony?
According to historians and the minutes of the committee itself, the most influential Jewish testimonies were three:
Chaim Weizmann — because it combines the human dimension (refugees) and the political dimension (the national homeland).
David Ben-Gurion — because he presented the ultimate Zionist goal frankly and unusually.
Moshe Sharit — because he provided the most detailed diplomatic defense of the Zionist project.
Interestingly, in its report, the committee concluded an immediate recommendation to accept 100,000 Jewish immigrants in Palestine, a demand that Weizmann and the leaders of the Jewish Agency have consistently reiterated during the Jerusalem sessions. He was envied
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In my opinion, you should read what the committee stated in chapters 5 and six of the report of the Commission of Inquiry on the “position of the Jews” and the “position of the Arabs” on the background of the testimonies given by the witnesses before the committee, from which it is possible to learn more about the conclusions of the committee and how the committee adapted the testimonies to serve the task entrusted to the committee by the English and American governments on “problems of the Jews in Europe and Palestine” without giving sufficient consideration to what will prevail from the solution of the “problems of the Jews of the Jews of Europe and Palestine” in Palestine over the interests and rights of the Palestinian Arab people and their right to self-determination on their land. As if the Palestinian Arab people committed the crimes of genocide (Holocaust) against the Jews of Europe during World War II, and they were also the ones who persecuted them in European countries over the long centuries..!
And the rest of the talk
Abdulrahman Al-Bitar
Amman – 18 June 2026