Chapter 842 Return to Riyadh
Of course, even if Barron does not have much affection for the Jewish group, he would not say that he would oppose them by supporting Palestine.
But if Lamy wanted to help Palestine in some way based on personal feelings, Barron would not object.
Otherwise, he would not have allowed the Devonshire Charitable Foundation to adopt Rami and Ravi, a pair of Palestinian siblings.
In fact, the British have always had complicated feelings about Palestine.
Well, a more literary way of saying it is -
London and Jerusalem are thousands of miles apart.
But the British have been yearning for the land of Palestine for two thousand years. Here they find their roots, place their beliefs, make pilgrimages and adventures, fight battles, and write legends, so that many British people will say this:
"When I die, open my chest, and you will I found Palestine lying in my heart.”
William Thomson, Archbishop of York, England, once said:
"Palestine is our homeland, I have said this, and I will continue to say it in the future."
They believe that their ancestors came from the east, from the sacred Palestine.
According to the "Bible Genesis" record, after the great flood, Noah's descendants spread to various places and formed various nations.
Gomer, the grandson of Noah and the son of Japheth, came to Britain and became the founder of Britain.
In 1916, Britain occupied Palestine, and after World War II, Britain became the trustee state of Palestine until the partition of Palestine and Israel.
In fact, when Zionism wanted to establish the Jewish state of Israel in Palestine, although Britain agreed, it still favored the Arabs in the distribution of benefits.
After all, the entire Middle East was once considered the British sphere of influence, but the establishment of Israel was supported by the United States and the Soviet Union. Its purpose was similar to the national liberation movements that emerged around the world after World War II. Then It is to dismember the colonial powers of traditional imperialist countries such as Britain and France.
At that time, Britain had better traditional relations with Arab countries including Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Iraq, but the United States was actively promoting the establishment of Israel. As for the Soviet Union, it had no vital interests in Palestine at that time. But he was happy to see the British influence in the local area being weakened, so he followed suit.
On November 29, 1947, with the support of the United States, the second United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 181 on the end of the British Mandate and the implementation of partition in Palestine, stipulating that the British Mandate should be It ended before August 1, 1948, and two states were established in Palestine two months later - the Arab state and the Jewish state.
According to this resolution, the Jews took advantage of the proposed division of territory between the two countries.
Among the more than 1.8 million people living in Palestine at that time, there were only 600,000 Jews, less than one-third of the total population. However, the land assigned to them accounted for 57% of the total area of Palestine, and most of it was fertile coastal plains. zone.
On the contrary, the Arabs, who accounted for more than two-thirds of the total population of Palestine at that time, received only 43.88% of the total area, and most of it was barren hilly areas.
The Jews were quite satisfied with this and declared the establishment of the State of Israel in Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948.
But the Palestinian Arabs and surrounding Arab countries were deeply indignant and refused to accept the resolution.
On December 17, 1947, the newly established League of Arab States issued a "Statement of Opposition to the United Nations Resolution on the Partition of Palestine," stating that "the Arabs are determined to fight against the United Nations resolution to divide Palestine. And, in accordance with the will of God, fight to the final victory." On the day that Israel was founded, the first Middle East war broke out... and the never-ending armed conflict between Arab and Israeli began.
This has also led to the fact that Palestine has not yet established a state, and is being continuously encroached upon by Israel with the support of the United States.
However, Barron does not intend to be a "messenger of justice". After all, even now, under the tenderness of the so-called "civilization", the world still speaks with strength - the truth only lies in the cannon. Within range.
Besides, Palestine will not bring him any benefits, so there is no need to provoke those Jewish lunatics.
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On February 15, Avago Technologies reached an agreement to acquire Emulex for US$600 million.
This acquisition has strengthened Avago Technologies’ business in enterprise storage.
Next, they will form a consortium with companies including Rich23 Capital, IC Capital, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase to initiate the acquisition of Broadcom.
If the acquisition of Emulex is just a "warm-up", then the acquisition of Broadcom is a major test for them.
“My dear friend, welcome to Riyadh again…”
"I have to say, Your Highness, my mood has improved since I came from the cold London to the sunny Saudi Arabia."
After Barron hugged Prince Walid, he went directly with him , got on the motorcade that came to greet him.
Yes, after conducting some royal activities in London, Barron left England again and came directly to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
The current activities for the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne are only celebrated on a small scale among the royal family and the nobility. The national celebration in England will be held in early June, so Barron will not bring the celebration until May. The family returns to London from Lanai together.
Barron and Prince Walid have known each other very early. The other party is his very important partner, and many Middle Eastern funds, including Saudi Arabia, have invested in DS Group and related companies. in the fund.
Especially during the subprime mortgage crisis, a large part of the Middle Eastern funds withdrawn from the United States were invested in the British and European markets because of Barron's. In contrast, SoftBank Group was not so lucky this time. , received another US$50 billion in Middle East investment. According to the data obtained by Barron's, they only attracted less than US$10 billion in funds...
In this regard, Barron's does not feel any guilt towards Sun Zhengyi. , after all, I believe that the returns he can give these oil countries are much higher than SoftBank Group.
In addition to financial cooperation, United Energy Group also has a lot of cooperation with some Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia.
Their cooperation is not about oil, but cooperation in the field of new energy, especially photovoltaic solar energy. Saudi investment funds have invested in related projects of United Energy Group.
Before this, United Energy Group’s power business had already entered the field of offshore wind power, but photovoltaic solar energy is also a very popular new energy direction. As a United Energy Group whose main business is energy, it naturally cannot Will be missed.
(End of this chapter)