Lord Islington also objected to the water concession granted to
Mr. Rutenberg, which, he said, would give a Jewish citizen wide powers over the Arabs. Lord Balfour expressed his surprise that though the Palestinian policy of the Government had been before the world since 1915, and though the Allies had approved of it and America had also consented, there had been " no challenge till 1922." The various challenges must have escaped Lord Balfour's notice. Ho went on to say that a Jewish Government was not necessarily a consequence of the establishment of a Jewish home. Really the interests of the Arabs would be properly safeguarded, for every act of the Palestine Government would be jealously watched. Lord Islington's fears were " fantastic." As for the Rutenberg scheme, it had survived a most critical examination by the Colonial Office. In the division Lord Islington's motion was carried by 60 votes to 29.
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