The "We were afraid of the people, they might attack us, we have to do this" line wasn't believable in the 30's and isn't now.
>The "We were afraid of the people, they might attack us, we have to do this" line wasn't believable in the 30's and isn't now.
Haven't the Israelis have come under attack from Palestinians since that time for moving on to the land in numbers that made the Palestinians uncomfortable.