| − | The document was published on May 17, 1939 and approved by the House of Representatives on May 23 of the same year, with a majority of 281 against 181.[3] The document was received with fury by the Jewish community in Israel who saw it as a betrayal of the British and a violation of their commitments as expressed in the Balfour Declaration. The document received the derogatory nicknames Sefer HaMa'al - The 'Book of Treachery'<ref>Edelheit, H. (2019). History Of Zionism: A Handbook And Dictionary. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, p.486.</ref> or the Black Book. | + | The document was published on May 17, 1939 and approved by the House of Representatives on May 23 of the same year, with a majority of 281 against 181. The document was received with fury by the Jewish community in Israel who saw it as a betrayal of the British and a violation of their commitments as expressed in the Balfour Declaration. The document received the derogatory nicknames Sefer HaMa'al - The 'Book of Treachery'<ref>Edelheit, H. (2019). History Of Zionism: A Handbook And Dictionary. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, p.486.</ref> or the Black Book. |