The First High Commissioner in Palestine Made a Huge Mistake

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW143000718 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW143000718 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph" data-ccp-parastyle-defn= "{"ObjectId":"28414980-b29a-481b-8377-02f2d2b0753e|5","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[134233117,"true",134233118,"true",134233614,"true",201340122,"2",201342448,"1",469769226,"Times New Roman,Calibri",469775450,"paragraph",469777841,"Times New Roman",469777842,"Times New Roman",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Times New Roman",469778129,"paragraph",469778324,"Normal"]}"> TFJ:  Series 1: Episode 27: The Birth of Israel</span></span></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW143000718 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW143000718 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph" data-ccp-parastyle-defn= "{"ObjectId":"28414980-b29a-481b-8377-02f2d2b0753e|5","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[134233117,"true",134233118,"true",134233614,"true",201340122,"2",201342448,"1",469769226,"Times New Roman,Calibri",469775450,"paragraph",469777841,"Times New Roman",469777842,"Times New Roman",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Times New Roman",469778129,"paragraph",469778324,"Normal"]}"> Herbert Samuel, who was sympathetic to the Zionists, and had advocated for the Balfour the Declaration, appointed Hajj Amin al-Husseini as Mufti of Jerusalem, affording power to a man who would use every ability at his disposal to murder Jews.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW143000718 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></p> <p>Edited and Produced by Alex Drucker </p> <p style="background: white;"><span style= "font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #22242f;">Learn more at TellerFromJerusalem.com </span></p> <p style="background: white;"><span style= "font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #22242f;">Don't forget to subscribe, like and share! Let all your friends know they too can have a new favorite podcast. </span></p> <p style="background: white;"><span style= "font-family: 'Helvetica Ne