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[[File:"Vengeance! Give Us A Jewish Army!".jpg|thumb|Poster: "Vengeance! Give Us A Jewish Army!" "The Jewish soldiers demand to be sent to the front." (Recruitment poster for the Jewish Brigade, Ca. 1942)]]
    
The Jews in Palestine offered their service immediately as the war began. The British refused unless they drag Arabs with them. The Jews paid Arabs to join. At the end, only 9,000 Arabs joined - while they were in the majority of the population, yet, many were from outside of Palestine and many actually deserted with the weapon.<ref>[https://besacenter.org/palestinian-arabs-british-army/ Palestinian Arab Volunteers in the British Army in WWII: A Reality Check]. BESA Center, Dec 9, 2019.
 
The Jews in Palestine offered their service immediately as the war began. The British refused unless they drag Arabs with them. The Jews paid Arabs to join. At the end, only 9,000 Arabs joined - while they were in the majority of the population, yet, many were from outside of Palestine and many actually deserted with the weapon.<ref>[https://besacenter.org/palestinian-arabs-british-army/ Palestinian Arab Volunteers in the British Army in WWII: A Reality Check]. BESA Center, Dec 9, 2019.
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