Why did the United Kingdom support Zionism? Who within British politics advocated for it, and why was their voice strong enough to help dictate imperial policy in the Middle East?

Sorry if the answer is obvious / there’s a FAQ for this, but I’ve always found it curious that Great Britain, a nation (so far as I know) without a particularly large or historically significant Jewish population would support the idea of a Jewish Homeland in the Middle East. Why did the British authorities support this? Even if they didn’t predict the century of turmoil that would surround Israel and Palestine, what did Britain expect to gain from supporting Jewish settlement in the Levant after the fall of the Ottoman Empire?

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King George V of the United Kingdom, stands in front of the 15" guns of the super dreadnought HMS Queen Elizabeth, 1917. [1125 x 1110]
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(736 x 822)HMS Agincourt dreadnought battleship built in the United Kingdom in the early 1910s. Originally part of Brazil's role in a South American naval arms race, she holds the distinction of mounting more heavy guns (fourteen) and more turrets (seven) than any other dreadnought battleship
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A look at Swiss politics shows that Euroskepticism is in the United Kingdom to stay foreignpolicy.com/2021/01…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/quixotic_cynic
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Should we relegalise guns in the United Kingdom? Why/why not?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/TheBritishMarxist
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Registered gun owners in the United Kingdom are now subject to unannounced visits to their homes under new guidance that allows police to inspect firearms storage without a warrant foxnews.com/world/2014/10…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/kurrock
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The United Kingdom should only be delegated as 'The United Kingdom' in matters concerning business, geography, environment, or politics

In all other competitions and events, constituent countries should compete under their own flags (i.e. as England, Scotland, and Wales, with Northern Ireland deciding what it wants to do, since it is arguably not a 'constituent country'

Let's take the Olympics for instance. It's not political, and there are also Olympic delegations from places with a similar level of autonomy that compete under their own flags (e.g. Aruba, Bermuda, Puerto Rico).

In the event that England, Scotland, etc. compete under their own flags, UK citizens should have the right to choose the flag under which they wish to compete. Same can be said about beauty pageants, motor racing, etc.

And yes, I know that they already do this in FIFA and rugby

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β€œWhen you look at the politics of the pandemic, very often in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil, it’s left-wing thinkers who are in favor of the lockdown. In countries like India, France, and Italy, it’s the left who’s been concerned about the lockdown.β€œ americananthropologist.or…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/n3v3r0dd0r3v3n
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Female worker being helped out of a BL 15 in gun after she had finished cleaning the rifling, Coventry Ordnance Works, England, United Kingdom, 1914-1918
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πŸ‘€︎ u/RyanSmith
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TIL there is a registered political party in the United Kingdom called Official Monster Raving Loony Party, and they deliberately create bizarre policies to satirize British politics en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/DafuqStonr
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[5701 x 3838] The Free French destroyer LΓ©opard on 6 June 1942, following refit in the United Kingdom in which her forward stack and boilers were removed, fuel stowage increased and additional anti-aircraft guns fitted. Note her British-style pattern camouflag imgur.com/GckBRxP
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Tsquare43
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What would life in the restored United Kingdom be like? What political problems would there be and do you think it would be a united society?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/AberMadMonarchist
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Official handover ceremony of first British Airways Concorde in the Heathrow Airport. London, United Kingdom. January 15, 1976. [1023x681]
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Johannes_P
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Is it legal to own gun magazines (without ammunition or the gun itself) in the United Kingdom without a firearms license or at all?

Specifically a 7.62mm AKM magazine, I'm really interested in military history and firearms and know it is possible to own Birmingham/London deactivated weapons, but is it possible to own a magazine without any special license?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/BritishRambler
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Gun Violence Prevention? The Politics Behind Policy Responses to School Shootings in the United States link.springer.com/article…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/cratermoon
πŸ“…︎ Nov 03 2020
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Irish election: A United Ireland, a Disunited Kingdom? The rise of the nationalist Sinn FΓ©in party has taken even itself by surprise. The onetime castaway of Irish politics is now the country's most popular party β€” notwithstanding continued questions about its dark past. dw.com/en/irish-election-…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/easyone
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ELI5: What role does the monarchy of the United Kingdom play in the politics of their nation?

And why did Phillip Montbatten not become King alongside his wife Elizabeth when she ascended to the monarchy.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/JusticiarI
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ELI5: What are the roles of the King/Queen of the United Kingdom vs the Prime Minister in politics?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/notmydepartment
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Britain and the EU: A long and rocky relationship - The United Kingdom's relationship with the EU - or, in political parlance, "Europe" - has long been one of the most divisive, emotive issues in British politics. bbc.com/news/uk-politics-…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Libertatea
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[December 31st, 1916] 17,341 officers and men are deployed in the United Kingdom for home air defense. Among them are 12,000 officers and men manning antiaircraft guns and 2,200 officers and men assigned to the 12 Royal Flying Corps squadrons assigned to home air defense, operating 110 aeroplanes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/michaelnoir
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Was the Kingdom of Hanover politically aligned with the United Kingdom during the Hanoverian Era, or were they separate entities that shared a King? How was sentiment in UK when Victoria ascended the throne but Hanover had to go to Ernest Augustus?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/king-geass
πŸ“…︎ Mar 18 2021
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Ladies and gentlemen, i have identified one of the most confusing vehicles in the United Kingdom. I present to you - The Soccer/Football mod. ( cat is a bonus )
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Mafeotul
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Novavax Files for Authorization of its COVID-19 Vaccine in the United Kingdom ir.novavax.com/2021-10-27…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/DeathridgeB
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English Mistery (United Kingdom) a political and esoteric group active in the United Kingdom of the 1930s. A "Conservative fringe group" in favor of bringing back the feudal system
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πŸ‘€︎ u/letsgoraiding
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Charles de Gaulle inspecting Free French Navy sailors in the United Kingdom, 1941.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Beeninya
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Scottish leader urges voters to put aside politics for independence - Scotland's leader Alex Salmond will on Saturday urge Scots to put aside party politics in the vote on independence, as he tries to win support from Labour rivals for his bid to leave the United Kingdom. uk.reuters.com/article/20…
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This Town Needs Guns -- Havoc in the Forum [mathrock, rock] (2013) This Town Needs Guns (officially shortened to "TTNG") are a math rock band originating from Oxford, United Kingdom. /h youtube.com/watch?v=joBqh…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/raddit-bot
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[Repost] [Academic] I'm conducting a dissertation on the influence of Politics in music. (United Kingdom) surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HCHG…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/MusicStudent2018
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Irish election: A United Ireland, a Disunited Kingdom? The rise of the nationalist Sinn FΓ©in party has taken even itself by surprise. The onetime castaway of Irish politics is now the country's most popular party β€” notwithstanding continued questions about its dark past. dw.com/en/irish-election-…
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