Policy of Deceit: Britain and Palestine, 1914-1939 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780861546329)

The untold story of Britain's role in the Israel-Palestine conflict

'Policy of Deceit is the work of a lifetime, a forensic, fair-minded examination of the Hussein-McMahon correspondence that exposes how the British government broke its promises to the people of Palestine.' The Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year

This is the untold story of Britain's role in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

During the First World War, the British High Commissioner in Egypt reached a secret agreement with the Sharif of Mecca. If the Sharif allied with Britain against the Ottomans, after the war an independent Arab state that included Palestine would be established. The Sharif kept his word. The British did not. Instead, two years later Lloyd George's government declared that Palestine would be for the global Jewish community.

Through meticulous analysis of official records and private papers, Peter Shambrook exposes how Britain came to betray the Arabs. He debunks the myth that Palestine was never part of the lands guaranteed to the Sharif and details the attempts of successive British governments to prevent the truth from ever becoming public.

For anyone interested in the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict, this is a must-read.

Author: Peter Shambrook
ISBN-10: 0861546326
ISBN-13: 9780861546329
Publisher: Oneworld Academic
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2023
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.30w x 2.40d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/21/2023