Palestine demands $2Trillion from Britain

Monday, September 22, 2025

Britain's recognition of a Palestinian state was quickly followed by a demand for money. Within days, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on the United Kingdom to pay reparations for its administration of the region under the British Mandate between 1917 and 1948. Estimates of the claim reach as high as 2 trillion. Hamas called the recognition a victory.

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Pay them.

That would go a long way toward normalized relations.

Admit it. Britain did screw the Palestinians over. With no legal authority to do so.

2 trillion is a Bargain considering the Harm done.

It's always about the Money.

Since Israel took losses on 0ct.7 they should only pay 1 trillion.

That accounts for their suffering.

Besides Bankrupting Jews hurts them more. So going easy on them shows real sacrifice.

#1 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-09-22 01:56 PM | Reply

Palestine demands $2Trillion from Britain

Cheap at half the price!

#2 | Posted by censored at 2025-09-22 02:04 PM | Reply

British rule was disastrous for them as it was for most places the Brits colonized. Not as bad as when the Israelis came but they do have a point.

#3 | Posted by qcp at 2025-09-22 02:09 PM | Reply

Wait... Palestinians are Jews?

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-09-22 03:06 PM | Reply

Finally, a proper "final solution".

#5 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-09-22 03:35 PM | Reply

#6 | Posted by censored at 2025-09-22 06:46 PM | Reply

There is nothing unprecedented in this demand for redress from the beleaguered Palestinian people who have suffered at the hands of Western-backed colonizers for eight decades.

Canada paid $23B in reparations to First Nations children and families: www.canada.ca

Australia paid $279.97m in reparations to its indigenous people: www.aljazeera.com

New Zealand paid NZ$177m in compensation to a Maori tribe: www.theguardian.com

The Treaty of Versailles (signed in 1919) and the 1921 London Schedule of Payments required the Central Powers to pay 132 billion gold marks (US$33 billion at the time which is $605 billion in 2025) in reparations to cover civilian damage caused during the war: en.wikipedia.org

#7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-09-23 05:53 AM | Reply