Claim: Jews helped Britain against the Ottomans: NILI, 1915-17
TRUETHE ANSWER
True: NILI (1915-17), run by Sarah and Aaron Aaronsohn, spied for Britain with carrier pigeons. A pigeon caught in Sept 1917 exposed it; Sarah died after Ottoman torture.
SOURCE
Wikipedia: Nili; Sarah Aaronsohn
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- “Jews helped britain”
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- “Jews helped against the ottomans”
- “Carrier pigeons”
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