Look First

Posted by Sean Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:26:21 GMT

for all us Brits who like to judge from afar:

"There exists at the present time among the Jews dispersed over Europe a strong notion that the time is approaching when their nation is to return to Palestine. It would be of manifest importance to the Sultan to encourage the Jews to return and settle in Palestine because the wealth that they would bring with them would increase the resources of the Sultan's dominions, and the Jewish people if returning under the sanction and protection at the invitation of the Sultan would be a check upon any future evil designs of Egypt or its neighbours. I wish to instruct your Excellency strongly to recommend to the Turkish government to hold out every just encouragement to the Jews of Europe to return to Palestine."

(Lord Palmerston, soon to be UK Prime Minister, 1840).

Scheming smoothtongued scumbag.

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