[quote]SexMachine wrote:
[quote]But the upper class Brits (e.g,. Prince Charles) do have a weird fixation on all things arab and traditionally disdain all things Jewish.
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I believe in part it’s to do with a fashion for ‘orientalism’ that was popular in the 19th century in much of Europe. Many British aristocracy/upper classes admired Bedouin as ‘noble savages’ and so on.[/quote]
There’s a is huge sexual element to it too.
[quote]Bambi wrote:
The EDL are a bunch of thugs. I had the misfortune to be in manchester when there was a demonstration there. However the fact such a political party can exist is proof to me that many central political parties have heads in the sand.
jewbacca, I’ve heard a lot about tacit British support for the Israelis pre-1948, especially in the NCO level that wasn’t supported by the officer class or the political elite. Your post confirms that[/quote]
Years ago my mother was in Britain. She chatted with an English man and upon hearing that she was Israeli he told her to remember that the Englishmen on the street were with Israel.
Very heartening of course.
[quote]'nuffsaid wrote:
[quote]SexMachine wrote:
[quote]But the upper class Brits (e.g,. Prince Charles) do have a weird fixation on all things arab and traditionally disdain all things Jewish.
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I believe in part it’s to do with a fashion for ‘orientalism’ that was popular in the 19th century in much of Europe. Many British aristocracy/upper classes admired Bedouin as ‘noble savages’ and so on.[/quote]
There’s a is huge sexual element to it too.[/quote]
Homosexual. Or at least in Lawrence’s case. But to be fair to the British officer class, it was largely Arabists(officers trained in Arabic) who were sent to the British Mandate. Not surprising that most were pro-Arab.