Palestine, a twice-promised land?
In "Palestine: A Twice-Promised Land?", Isaiah Friedman critically examines the British government's commitments during World War I, challenging the prevailing belief that Britain made conflicting promises to Arabs and Jews regarding Palestine. Focusing on the 1915 Hussein-McMahon Correspondence, Friedman argues that the British pledge to recognize Arab independence was contingent upon a general Arab uprising against the Turks, which did not materialize. He further contends that the Arabic version of the correspondence explicitly excluded Palestine from the British pledge. Through meticulous analysis of primary sources, Friedman refutes the notion of a "twice-promised land," asserting that charges of British duplicity are unfounded. This revisionist work offers a comprehensive reassessment of Middle East politics during the interwar period
Print Book, English, ©2000
Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, N.J., ©2000