This week British Prime Minister Boris Johnson joined the chorus of people against Israel’s possible “annexation” of the “West Bank”, “As a friend of Israel”. He stated the usual claims about international law. Apart from the fact that this is not an annexation (see post May 24th, 2020) and it does not break international law, Mr Johnson is proving to be anything but a friend. Right from the start Britain has betrayed the Jews. After being given the task to administer the Mandate of Palestine and oversee the creation of Israel on the entire mandate, Britain produced its infamous two White Papers, one meant to prevent Jews escaping Hitler’s killing machine and the other preventing those who did manage to escape from seeking shelter in its mandate. Britain then gave away 70% of the land meant for Israel to the Arabs, establishing what is now Jordan. Now it is working hard to help the Arabs steal Israel’s own land and the cradle of its civilisation. This is certainly not the action of a friend. [Map: Jewish Virtual Library]