United States Policy Towards Palestine During the British Mandate 1922 to 1948
Author : Kevin Francis Tyro
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 17,56 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Palestine
ISBN :
Author : Kevin Francis Tyro
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 17,56 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Palestine
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Author : Carl Joachim Friedrich
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 29,52 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780837159843
Author : David Makovsky
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 47,78 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300116090
A comprehensive examination of Churchill s complex political, diplomatic, and intellectual response to Zionism"
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
Publisher :
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 16,50 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
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Author : Carl Joachim Friedrich
Publisher :
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 32,75 MB
Release : 1942
Category : Eretz Israel
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Author : Albert Montefiore Hyamson
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 11,99 MB
Release : 1950
Category : Mandates
ISBN :
From the John Holmes Library collection.
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 11,31 MB
Release : 2018-02-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781985308084
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The Ottoman Empire quickly collapsed after World War I, and its extensive lands were divvied up between the French and British. While the French gained control of the Levant, which would later become modern day nations like Syria, the British were given the Mandate for Palestine from the newly created League of Nations. The British Mandate for Palestine gave the British control over the lands that have since become Jordan, Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. The terms of the British Mandate incorporated the language of the Balfour Declaration, recognizing the "historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine." The British were also tasked with creating a Jewish state, which the United States Congress endorsed in 1922. In 1947, the British delegated the issue of partitioning the British Mandate to the United Nations, and the U.N. General Assembly set up the Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP). UNSCOP eventually came up with what is now known as the U.N. Partition Plan of 1947. The Partition Plan carved up two strange looking states, but their motive was to create an Israel in which the Jewish population was a 55% majority, while Palestine had an over 90% Palestinian Arab majority. Meanwhile, the city of Jerusalem would be administered internationally, due to the sensitive religious concerns of Muslims, Christians, and Jews. In addition to several Christian holy spots, Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam, and it is situated right next to the Western Wall, the Jews' holiest remaining site. On May 14, 1948, the British Mandate officially expired. That same day, the Jewish National Council issued the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel. About 10 minutes later, President Truman officially recognized the State of Israel, and the Soviet Union also quickly recognized Israel. However, the Palestinians and the Arab League did not recognize the new state, and the very next day, armies from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq invaded the former British Mandate to squelch Israel, while Saudi Arabia assisted the Arab armies. Jordan would also get involved in the war, fighting the Israelis around Jerusalem, but ultimately Israel would survive. Thanks to its commercial complexion and the power invested in a board of directors, British rule in India was characterized by economic monopolies, aggressive trade practices, punitive taxation, and the impoverishment of vast regions of India. Much of the Company's industry was based on a policy of producing and exporting raw materials from India and importing manufactured goods to satisfy an almost unlimited local market. Home industries and the domestic cottage textile industry, in particular, were heavily impacted by this, and with the addition of land taxes and a general regime of economic exploitation, the British East India Company grew to be a heavy burden on the shoulders of ordinary Indians. British India ultimately covered some 54 percent of the landmass and 77 percent of the population. By the time the British began to contemplate a withdrawal from India, 565 princely states were officially recognized, in addition to thousands of zamindaris and jagirs, which were in effect feudal estates. It stands to reason, therefore, as India began the countdown to independence after World War II, that the Indian Muslim leadership would begin to express anxiety over the prospect of universal suffrage and majority rule. At less than 20 percent of the population, Indian Muslims would inevitably find themselves overwhelmed by the Hindu majority, and as the British prepared to divest themselves of India, ancient enmities between Hindu and Muslim, long papered over by the secular and remote government of Britain, began once again to surface.
Author : Bruce Howard Berezovsky
Publisher :
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 16,72 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Jewish-Arab relations
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Author : Alysa Ambrose (L.)
Publisher :
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 27,44 MB
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9781423524106
This thesis analyzes the British Mandate in Palestine 1920-1948. It examines the significance the British placed on their continued involvement in the Middle East following World War I, and the inherent contradictions that were a result of three separate agreements, each initiated to distribute lands previously ruled by the Ottomans. The British inability to reconcile the promises they made to both the Zionists and the Arabs, combined with their Mandate administration policies, %aped the Jewish/Arab conflict that has continued until the present day. The influence of the Zionist lobby on British leadership resulted in policies that favorably biased the Jewish population in Palestine. Additionally, Arabs disadvantaged themselves by refusing to participate politically with Jews, while Jewish leaders embraced opportunities to establish political institutions. Arab standing was further disadvantaged by British reaction to political violence displayed in response to British policies. The Jewish leadership capitalized on every opportunity to consolidate power, while the Arabs missed opportunities by remaining politically fragmented and unwilling to compromise.
Author : Nadim N. Rouhana
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 12,8 MB
Release : 2017-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 1107044839
This volume examines the status of the Palestinian citizens in Israel and explores ethnic privileging and the dynamics of social conflict.