Why was Ernest Bevin against creating a Jewish state in Palestine?

Bevin wasn't against the creation of a Jewish state but more opposed to the huge influx of Jews from Europe into the area which went against the governments 1939 white paper, restricting the number of immigrants to Palestine. This in itself was re-enforcing the Balfour declaration of 1917 which set up Israel to begin with and Bevin kept quite close to. Within the declaration was the specific statement that "nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine". This explosion of Jewish immigrants trying to get into Israel at the end of WWII went completely against this, and Bevin (along with the rest of His Majesty's government) was concerned that this would be detremental to Britain's Arabic subjects of the Empire - who had agreed to Jewish settlements as long as they were not excessive and forced out those already there.





The UN eventually took over the mandate because Jewish terrorist groups such as Irgun and the Stern Gang began attacking and killing British soldiers and British and Arabic civillians during a swathe of bombings and shootings, such as the bombing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem which killed over 100 people. Plus, Britain was also trying to sort out the situation in India who wished to gain their independence and this was of a greater priority. The US steamrollered the UN and Britain (who was no longer a world power due to WWII) into exchanging places with control of the mandate, giving them opportunity to influence the UN into granting greater Jewish rights to areas in Palestine that had been unavailable to them in the Balfour declaration, despite US guarantees given to the Arabic contingent for their sovereignty back in 1917 when they were wary of Britain's dealings with Palestine.




.Wasn't Bevin's decision to have this decided by UN.That was the Attlee Labour govt.Bevin was of the opinion that the arabs would be hostile to a jewish state in their territory.The Arab League told the UN that if they (UN) were so concerned about a jewish state.Give them(jews) a part of Germany.As Germany was responsible for the mistreatment of jews not the arabs.Even at the time of Christ there was no such place as Israel.




Because he felt the Palestine region should be governed by the majority Arabs




He has foreseen the troubles we have today in and around Israel. .