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Source: http://opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110010834
Churchill Understood that Jews Are the Bedrock of Western Tradition
[Wall Street Journal] Arthur Herman - In Churchill and the Jews, Martin Gilbert chronicles Churchill's warm dealings with English and European Jews throughout his long career, his heartfelt support of Zionism, his deep admiration for the Jewish people, and his crucial role in creating the State of Israel. Churchill offers the powerful example of a Western statesman who understood the malignant nature of anti-Semitism and did what he could to oppose its toxic effects. At the same time, Churchill tried to ensure that Palestinian Arabs got their own national homeland. It was Churchill who, as colonial secretary, decided to separate Transjordan (modern-day Jordan) from the rest of Palestine, assuming that Transjordan would become the site of the Arabs' future state and that other parts of Palestine (including the West Bank of the Jordan River) would be open to Jewish settlement.