On This Day — May 17, 1939: Britain Appeased the Arabs & Condemned Europe’s Jews to the Holocaust
As Jews across Europe were being beaten, robbed & deported after Kristallnacht, Britain joined the side of their persecutors by issuing the infamous White Paper of 1939 — one of the most disgraceful acts of appeasement and betrayal in modern history.
First they appeased Hitler at Munich.
Then they appeased the Mufti of Jerusalem and Arab violence.
At the worst possible moment, Britain illegally slammed the last escape door shut on Europe’s Jews. The White Paper drastically restricted Jewish immigration to a trickle and made any further entry subject to Arab consent — which the Arabs had already made clear would be zero. Jewish land purchases were brutally restricted.
This was not policy.
This was betrayal.
Britain had been granted the Mandate for Palestine by the League of Nations via unanimous international treaty specifically to establish a Jewish national home and encourage close Jewish settlement.
The League’s own Mandates Commission reviewed the White Paper and declared it illegal — a clear violation of the Mandate. Britain simply ignored the League and enforced it anyway.
The Jews begged for their lives. Britain gave them a death sentence.
Hundreds of refugee ships were turned away. British forces fired on many. The Struma — carrying 769 Jews, including 70 children — was refused entry and later sunk. One of many such tragedies. Britain’s policy trapped Jews in Europe with nowhere to run as the Holocaust began.
By closing the gates while the Nazis prepared the gas chambers, Britain became complicit in the scale of the systematic, industrialized genocide. At least hundreds of thousands of Jews who could have reached safety in the Land of Israel were instead exterminated.
The British didn’t just fail the Jews.
They actively helped ensure that when the Nazis came for them, there was no place left in the world to which they could escape.
That is why a strong, sovereign Israel is not optional — it is an existential necessity.
Never again will Jews depend on the mercy of empires that appease our enemies and abandon us to slaughter.
Never again will we trust “guarantees” from powers that fold, betray, or look away when it matters most.
Algunos jugadores españoles celebraron la victoria en la final de la Copa del Mundo con la bandera palestina.
La misma bandera que los terroristas de Hamás llevaban en sus uniformes el 7/10 cuando asesinaron a 1.200 personas en Israel.
Vergonzoso.
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I DID IT MY WAY
No encontré el video del momento en que enfocan a Messi con la música de Frank Sinatra, así que me tomé el trabajo de editarlo yo. Creo que quedó como ese momento se merecía.
🚨🇪🇸🇲🇦🇦🇷 | HOY PERDIÓ OCCIDENTE: El musulmán marroquí Lamine Yamal se puso a rezarle al pedófilo de Alá tras ganar la final de la Copa del Mundo contra Argentina.
De todo lo bueno que hizo Scaloni en este Mundial, lo más noble fue salir hoy corriendo a separar para que algunos jugadores no se caguen a trompadas y empañen la imagen de la Selección, sabiendo que lo único peor que un perdedor es un resentido.
Es increíble!!
#Obelisco hasta el culo !
La gente agradece a nuestra selección Argentina 🇦🇷
Que país en el mundo Festeja una derrota pero agradece a su selección?
Ninguno ‼️
Esto es pasión al fútbol !
#GraciasMessi
It was not meant to be.
Thank you for everything to this team.
2x Copa Americas.
1x Finalissima.
2x World Cup finals.
1x World Cup.
An era we will never forget.
Estoy emocionado e impresionado con el comportamiento de la afición argentina. No se ha movido nadie del estadio hasta que le han entregado la copa a España.
Han defendido y apoyado a sus jugadores hasta la extenuación en un partido dificilísimo. Han venido muchísimos seguidores y compañeros argentinos a felicitarme al puesto de comentarista y eso no lo voy a olvidar jamás.
Esta es la victoria más grande en la historia de la selección española porque la ha conseguido contra un adversario gigantesco que se dejó la vida hasta el último segundo.
They spent years calling Messi “FIFA’s boy.” But when a 39-year-old Messi—who can no longer run endlessly or press like he once did—still scored, assisted, created chances, controlled games, and carried Argentina to another World Cup final, suddenly the standards changed.
If Rodri wins the Golden Ball after a tournament where he barely decided games, then what more was Messi supposed to do? He scored, assisted, led his nation again, and was the defining player of the tournament.
The World Cup Golden Ball is supposed to reward the player who defines the tournament. For me, that player was Lionel Messi.
Ironically, the same people who spent years claiming FIFA always favored Messi may have helped create the opposite outcome. It feels as if FIFA became so wary of the endless “FIFA’s boy” accusations and the constant outrage and memes on X that they went the other way. I can’t prove that’s what happened, but it’s hard not to wonder if the noise influenced the decision.
Whether that’s true or not, one thing doesn’t change: at 39 years old, Messi once again showed the world why he is the greatest footballer of all time. No award can take that away. ❤️🐐
Estuvieron 40 días alentando por 8 equipos diferentes. Se pusieron 8 camisetas diferentes y veían que no se les daba. Nosotros solo nos pusimos la nuestra, hasta el último día. Argentina, no lo van a entender jamás.
🚨 “This One Hurts… Argentina Deserved More” — Lionel Messi After Final Defeat
🎙️ Interviewer: Leo, how are you feeling after this loss and not winning the World Cup?
🎙️ Lionel Messi:“It’s very painful… honestly, it hurts a lot. I think the people of Argentina deserve more, and that’s what makes it even harder for me.”
“First of all, congratulations to Spain. They played a great game and deserved the win.”
“But at the same time, I feel something special… seeing some of the boys I knew from La Masia back in the day — now grown, now achieving big things. It makes me happy, because they were close to me during my time at Barcelona.”
“Still, of course, I wanted to win this for Argentina… for the people.”
🎙️ Interviewer: It looked like it really affected you… we saw you crying.
🎙️ Lionel Messi:“Yes… I cried. Not only because we lost a final, but because I know this is my last World Cup with the national team.”
“And when you realize that… you start thinking about everything — the fans, the people of Argentina, this group… how happy I’ve always been with them.”
“That’s why it’s so hard. Knowing that I have to say goodbye… that I’m going to miss all of this.”
“These moments, these people… they mean everything to me.”
Tus lágrimas son las nuestras, Capitán 👑🇦🇷
Nos diste las alegrías más grandes de nuestras vidas. Gracias por la entrega, por la magia y por dar la vida hasta el último segundo 🙌
¡Te amamos para siempre, Leo! 🩵🤍