This is all very interesting, Joseph but, without wishing to cause offence,
what has this got to do with metrication?
Regards,
Steve.
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From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 10:46 PM
Subject: [USMA:15136] Re: British Off The Hook?
> At 2001-09-07-16:18 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrute:
>
> >British Zionists became very influential between WWI and WWII. The
> >holocaust was all they needed to get the Jewish state on to the postwar
> >agenda. The UN designated the UK, because of its experience in the area,
as
> >mandatory over Palestine even though the Brits where very reluctant to
> >accept it.
>
>
> The UK had the mandate to rule Palestine from the League of Nations
> following WWI. The Holocaust took place during WWII.
>
>
> >Religious delusions aside. The Zionist will claim that since there have
> >always been Jews in Palestine they have a right to a homeland there and
> >that it was the Arabs that invaded them (another myth to add to their
> >collection). They have occupied the area as a very small minority but
this
> >is beside the point. Palestinian Xtians were there for two thousand years
> >and in fact the Palestinian majority were once Xtian but were never Jews
so
> >should we divide up a section for them as well? This is what happens we
try
> >to live in the past.
>
>
> My impression is that there were no Jews in Palestine from 70 AD to the
> late 19th century when Zionism started.
>
>
> Joseph B. Reid
> 17 Glebe Road West
> Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
>
