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This book provides an in-depth survey of Britain's Mandate in Palestine, an issue crucial to understanding the continuing atmosphere of mistrust and violence in the region that continues to the present. At the conclusion of the First World War (1914-18), the League of Nations awarded a Mandate to Great Britain, which entailed governing a part of the defunct Ottoman Empire, a part which became known as Palestine. The Mandate, empowering Britain to govern this area for an unspecified period, had as one of its main objectives the understanding that Britain would assist the Zionist Movement in the creation of a Homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine. During the thirty years that Britain ruled Palestine, it made no serious effort to carry out this commitment. The author discusses a variety of reasons for this failure, but the greatest obstacle preventing it from fulfilling its Mandate was that Britain completely miscalculated the reaction of the large Arab majority in the country. In fear of repercussions from the growing Arab nationalism various British Governments over the years decided that their best interests would be served by appeasing the Palestine Arabs and reneging on the British promise to Zionism. As the author shows, Britain's failure to fulfil its Mandate obligations was a major contribution to the problems that have persisted in the Middle East for decades.
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Politics and government, 89.79 international conflicts: other, History, Diplomatic relations, Mandates, Foreign relations, Mandatsgebiet, Palestine, history, 1917-1948, Palestine, politics and government, Great britain, foreign relations, Palestine, foreign relationsPlaces
Palestine, Großbritannien, Great Britain, Middle East, PalästinaTimes
20th century, 1917-1948Showing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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Britain's unfulfilled mandate for Palestine
2014, Lexington Books
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0739187007 9780739187005
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Britain's Unfulfilled Mandate for Palestine
2014, Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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1306889405 9781306889407
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-264) and index.
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