National Betrayal Quotes
At the time, Palestine was technically Turkish territory. Turkey was one of the defeated axis powers in World War I. England, as part of the World War I peace treaties, had control over Palestine as well as most of the rest of the Middle East.
“They” refers to the Federal Reserve Banks which were (and are) private banks. The Congressman was one of those who distrusted private bankers who they thought would make money at the expense of ethics, morality, national honor, or American foreign policy.