Palestine cleaved to the advantage of Zionists

The Palestinian issue reached a crucial stage when on August 31, 1945, President Truman of the United States addressed an appeal to the British prime minister, Clement Attlee, asking for an immediate admission of 100,000 Jews to Palestine. In response, the British government proposed the creation of an Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry to study the matter, thus shifting part of the burden of responsibility to the United States.