Foyle's War

On the morning of Monday, July 22nd,

Palestine and the world were shocked

by the blowing up of the King David Hotel, Jerusalem.

In broad daylight, dozens of Jews, Arabs and Britishers

were murdered in cold blood

by the notorious Jewish terrorist organisation

Irgun Zvai Leumi.

From the most junior messenger to the senior government official,

men and women, servicemen and civilians alike,

perished in this senseless violence.

Baruch atah Adonai elohaynu melech ha'olam hamotzi lechem min ha'aretz.

Jacob Weiss! We're looking for Jacob Weiss!

- We don't know him. He's... - You're Jacob Weiss!

No, no, my name is Fisher. I am a teacher, I am no-one.

This is a mistake - you have the wrong house.

Out! Get out! Out! Out!

This is the right address, Sarge.

No, you're gonna have to come with us.

- Why? I-I've told you. - Take him.

No! No...

- You're under arrest! - No! Ah!

Come here!

What has he done? Stop it!

Come on, get him out!

Stop it! Let him go!

Argh! Stand back!

No!

No!

The Balfour Declaration of 1917

promised a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.

But from the very start it was a sham,

because what the British really wanted was control of Palestine

to support their ambitions in Egypt and the Suez Canal.

It would help them extract oil from Iraq and Jordan.

As usual, British interests come first.

Thank you, Daniel. That's very well argued.

But aren't you perhaps being a little over-cynical?

Lloyd George wanted the Jews to go to Argentina or Uganda.

Palestine was their homeland. Do you want to live in Uganda?

- I have London. - And we had Jerusalem when London was a marsh.

If the Arabs and Jews would live together,

there wouldn't be any problem. - That was never going to happen.

The Arabs saw the Jews as interlopers, aliens.

That's not entirely true.

Balfour genuinely believed he could appease both sides.

And maybe he was guilty of old-fashioned paternalism,

but if you want to write an essay rather than a polemic,

perhaps calm down a little and look at the wider picture.

It's good you have your beliefs,

- I just think sometimes you need to tone them down a little. - Well...

Are you coming out tonight?

- There's a crowd of us going to the Regency. - I'm sorry, I can't.

All right.

- I'll see you tomorrow. - Yes, have a good evening.

International Unity?

Do you think I'm interested in your Nazi filth?

- Are you gonna buy one? - Of course not.

Why not?

I think he's an half-dick.

- A bloody Four-by-Two. - How dare you talk to me like -

Hey! You there!

Stop that!

Stop!

Daniel, are you all right?

- Morning. - Morning, sir.

- I got that stuff you wanted. - Thank you. What stuff is that?

The International Unity manifesto and the report on Charles Lucas.

Ah, right.

Supporter of Mosley, I see.

What's it say at the top of the page?

- 'Most secret'. - Could you put the file back in the box

and put the box on the table, please?

Yes, sir.

- Could I take the car out tomorrow, sir? - Again?

I've got the day off.

- Back to the hospital? - Mm-hm.

Well, of course.

Anything to worry about?

No, sir, absolutely ship-shape.

Tip-top condition.

- It's very kind of you to come. - Not at all.

Have you managed to find out anything about these people?

- A little, yes. - Please come in.

So, the International Unity Party?

Yes. Run by a man called Charles Lucas -

fascist, supporter of Mosley,

interned during the war, released a couple of years ago

and now trying to reinvent himself with this new organisation.

There's nothing new about what happened here

it was an anti-Semitic attack. At least that's what it looks like.

On a student of yours?

Yes. Very capable boy, if a touch wayward.

His father is a businessman

working in import-export, that sort of thing.

Very wealthy.

Sir David Woolf, if the name means anything to you.

Nope. Police involved?

Well, that's what bothers me - the police haven't been informed.

The boy is in hospital, I telephoned the father

and he was actually quite hostile.

He didn't want anyone to know, he made that quite clear to me.

When I spoke to the university authorities, they were the same.

As if the attack had never happened.

As far as I'm aware, these people don't make a habit

of targeting university campuses. - That's my point.

It's almost as if they were waiting for him.

And look at this.

They had these with them yesterday.

But it's a month out-of-date.

Doesn't it all seem very odd to you?

It's why I wanted to ask you about it.

I'm quite certain this attack wasn't random.

I think it was deliberate.

Who does this man think he is?

Clive Ord-Smith, Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

One of Attlee's inner-circle.

Had a good war - Special Air Service.

That's not what I meant, and you know it.

I do not take kindly to being dragged halfway across town. Quite.

Bloody man getting above himself.

Ms Pierce.

- Has anyone offered you tea? - Not for me, thank you.

Security, the London Conference, four days from now.

We have kept you fully briefed.

Yes, but in view of the increasing tensions surrounding the event,

the Prime Minister has asked me to take a personal interest.

Is that why you called us here?

It's only four months since the King David Hotel -

91 killed, 28 of them British.

Worse than that, it was a direct assault on this country's policy

as regards Palestine. - Much worse!

There's a real danger of something similar happening in London.

You've got the Haganah, Irgun, the Stern Gang,

many terrorist cells hoping to make a name for themselves.

If you're worried, why not cancel it?

You know as well as I do it's a waste of time.

The Palestine Arabs aren't coming, nor are the Jewish Agency.

They all reject any sensible ideas before they've heard them.

It would send out the wrong message. It will go ahead,

and your department, Sir Alec, is responsible for security.

I am aware of that, and I would be attending to it if I weren't here.

Come.

Ah! Griffin.

- Sir Alec Meyerson, Ms Pierce. - How do you do?

James Griffin.

I want him to act as a liaison between MI5 and the Foreign Office.

What you know, he knows, and he keeps me informed.

At the same time, if you need further resources,

he has a direct line to this office.

- Thank you. - Do you have any actual intelligence

that the conference has been threatened?

- ACTUAL intelligence? - Yes.

No, but there are strong indications.

And the trouble is, we don't know what we're looking for -

young, old, male, female.

All we know is that they're utterly ruthless and fanatical

and they could already be here

Thank you, Mr Lucas.

We'll get that printed for you.

- Ah! - Father.

Robert.

These are the photographs you wanted from the King David Hotel.

Thank you.

It's horrid what's happening over there.

Hm.

Shame they're not in colour - can't see the flames or the blood.

Don't understand why you'd need to see -

This act of Jewish terrorism has had a profound effect on this country.

Churchill's condemned it, and he's a Jew-lover if ever there was one.

People are angry. But that's happening in Palestine,

it's got nothing to do with what's happening here. - Do you think so?

British soldiers are being shot - what about their families?

And then think of the wider picture.

Housing shortages, food shortages, everyone's suffering.

But who's always first in line? Illegal aliens, Jews.

But you said the Jews were no longer a problem.

After what they've been through, don't people feel sorry for them?

I feel sorry for them. The camps, Nazis, it was horrible.

It doesn't mean we can't still use them.

- You can't believe that?! - Don't tell me what I can and cannot believe.

I have spent my whole life fighting for what I believe is right,

and now we have an opportunity. - You want to show people those.

There's a lot of resentment and distrust -

I'd go as far as to say hatred - being felt at street level.

The Jews are associated with the black market,

the way they do business is despised and, yes, Jewish terrorism.

We can use all that to drive people into our tent.

It's politics, Robert.

It's nothing more.

It's kind of you to visit, Mr Foyle, but I don't see how I can help you.

- I wonder if I might be able to help you? - How, exactly?

Well, your son.

Daniel was very foolish.

He became involved with two thugs and they attacked him.

- I have warned him. - You weren't concerned?

Every Jew in London has to be careful.

Don't raise your voice, don't push in queues,

above all, don't get involved in politics.

This country has given us a superb welcome,

but there are always elements.