while the [[Nazi]] noose was tightening around the beleaguered [[Jews]] of [[Europe]], the gates of Palestine remained shut. [[Arab]] immigration, however, was unrestricted, with [[British]] officials overlooking illegal Arab immigration from [[Egypt]], [[Transjordan]] and [[Syria]] http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Home/About/History | while the [[Nazi]] noose was tightening around the beleaguered [[Jews]] of [[Europe]], the gates of Palestine remained shut. [[Arab]] immigration, however, was unrestricted, with [[British]] officials overlooking illegal Arab immigration from [[Egypt]], [[Transjordan]] and [[Syria]] http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Home/About/History |