"The Jewish Soldiers in the Past-Rionian Book Force"

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THE JEWISH SOLDIERS IN THE HEBREW-RIDIAN BOOK CORPS WERE SEVERAL HUNDRED JEWS WHO SERVED IN THE BRITISH ARMY’S MANDARY UNIT, MOST OF THEM AS COMBAT SUPPORTERS. IN THE 1920S AND 1930S, THE NUMBER OF THESE TROOPS HAD BEEN MARKED BY HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS IN EVERY FORCE. DURING WORLD WAR II, THEIR NUMBER REACHED ABOUT 150–200 OUT OF ABOUT 3,000 TROOPS IN THE ENTIRE ARMY. THE JEWS WHO SERVED IN THE PAST-RIDIAN SCHOOL WERE PARTNERS IN ALL OF HIS ACTIVITIES BOTH IN ISRAEL AND ABROAD, WHEN THEY ARRIVED IN PLACES SUCH AS NORTHERN SYRIA AND HENDERSON IN IRAN. THE FEW JEWISH OFFICERS WHO SERVED IN THE FORCE SERVED AS HEADQUARTERS OFFICERS SUCH AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF VETERINARIAN. ONE OF THE PLACES IN WHICH THE RATE OF THE JEWS AMONG THE POPULATION OF THE GENERAL SOLDIERS WAS THE COMMANDER OF THE CORPS IN THE JORDAN RIVER, WHERE IT WAS ALSO LOCATED THE MAIN ASSEMBLY WORKSHOP THAT SERVED ALL ALLIED FORCES.

THE PAST FORCE OF THE ARMIN

THE FORMER-HAREDI BRIGADE CORPS WAS A UNIT OF THE BRITISH ARMY. THE UNIT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE MANDATE AUTHORITIES IN 1926. THE UNIT’S SENIOR COMMAND STAFF WAS BRITISH, AND THE FIGHTERS FROM THE ROW WERE ARABS, AND THE MINORITY (A FEW DOZEN) JEWS. THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE UNIT WAS TO PRESERVE THE BORDERS OF THE JORDAN RIVER, DURING THE BRITISH MANDATE, BUT IT ALSO OPERATED IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL, ESPECIALLY IN MAINTAINING THE NORTHERN FENCE. THE UNIT OPERATED IN MANY OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WHERE BRITISH FORCES OPERATED. IN 1948, AFTER THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE KINGDOM OF JORDAN AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ONLY DISMANTLED PARTITION PLAN. MOST OF HER SOLDIERS MOVED TO THE ARAB LEGION AND FOUGHT ALONGSIDE HIM IN THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.

THE BACKGROUND TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOOK FORCE

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STATEMENTS PASSED BY THE JORDAN RIVER AND SEPARATED FROM THE LAND OF ISRAEL.

DURING THE CAMPAIGN ON SINAI AND THE LAND OF ISRAEL DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ARRIVED IN SEPTEMBER 1918, WHICH WAS ABANDONED WITH THE DEFEAT OF OTTOMAN FORCES. THE ENTIRE AREA EAST OF THE JORDAN RIVER WAS SOON CONQUERED. ON 1 OCTOBER, DAMASCUS FELL AND ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE SIGNED THE CEASEFIRE OF MURRUS. IN FACT, ALL THE LAND OF ISRAEL, THE JORDAN, SYRIA AND LEBANON WERE UNDER BRITISH CONTROL.

IN AUGUST 1920, A DELEGATION OF 100 SHEIKHS ACROSS THE JORDAN RIVER REACHED A MEETING WITH HERBERT SAMUEL EIGHT TO A SUPREME COMMISSIONER IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL, AND ASKED HIM TO INCLUDE THEIR TERRITORY UNDER HIS RULE. IN NOVEMBER, MAHAJAZ REACHED THE HEAD OF APPROXIMATELY 1,200 BEARS IN THE SECOND SON OF SHERIFF HUSSEIN, ABDULLAH, LEMHAN.

IN MARCH 1921, ABDULLAH WAS INVITED TO JERUSALEM FOR A MEETING WITH WINSTON CHURCHILL, HERBERT SAMUEL, AND THOMAS EDWARD LAWRENCE, WHO WAS ALSO KNOWN AS “LORENS OF THE NIGHT.” IN THIS MEETING, ABDULLAH AGREED THAT HE WOULD BE HEADED BY THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN THE JORDAN PAST, WHICH WOULD BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER IN JERUSALEM. THIS AGREEMENT LATER BECAME A PERMANENT AGREEMENT.

IN APRIL OF 1923, THE BRITISH EMPIRE ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAD DECIDED, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS, TO RECOGNIZE THE EXISTENCE OF A FORMER JORDANIAN GOVERNMENT HEADED BY THE STATEMENT ABDULLAH. THIS IS PROVIDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE CONSTITUENCY AND THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL ENABLE ITS INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS REGARDING THIS TERRITORY. ON MAY 23, 1923, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS GOVERNMENT WAS ANNOUNCED. IN 1920, THE ARAB LEGION WAS ESTABLISHED. HIS FIRST COMMAND WAS MAJOR FREDERRICK JARRARD PIKE, FROM LAWRENCE'S OFFICERS. THE LEGION WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE FIRST STAGE OF ITS EXISTENCE IN THE AREA OF THE UTTERANCES. THE LEGION CAPTIVATED THE REBEL TRIBES WHO OPPOSED ABDULLAH’S RULE AND PERSECUTED THE SAUDI INVASIONS FROM OUTSIDE.

THE WORDS OF THE JORDAN PAST WERE IN FACT SEMI INDEPENDENT. THE AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN ABDULLAH AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN FEBRUARY 1928 DETERMINED THAT THE BRITISH WOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO OVERSEE FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THE BRITISH