It has been suggested that MacDonald and Chamberlain took this course of action in order to ensure that the situation in Palestine did not develop into a situation similar to that of Ireland where two evenly matched communities engaged in bitter ethnic conflict.
Det er blevet hævdet, at MacDonald og Chamberlain ville sikre, at situationen i Palæstina ikke skulle udvikle sig til en situation i lighed med den på Irland, hvor to store folkegrupper befandt sig i en bitter konflikt.