On her way from Istanbul to Haifa , Aaronsohn witnessed part of the Armenian genocide . She testified to seeing hundreds of bodies of Armenian men , women , children , and babies ; sick Armenians being loaded onto trains ; and up to 5,000 Armenians massacred by being bound to a pyramid of thorns , then set alight . After her trip to Haifa , any allusions to Armenians upset her greatly . According to Chaim Herzog , Aaronsohn decided to assist British forces as a result of what she had witnessed
Armenian genocide
Armenian Genocide
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