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Tag Archives: 1915
“The Jewish Question” in 19th century Europe
Ian Portman Abstract Faced with increasing antisemitism in Europe towards the end of the 19th century, many Jews chose to join the great waves of European emigration to the United States. Since the high middle ages, most of the world’s … Continue reading
Posted in 1881-1915, 1915-20, 19th Century pre 1881, Articles, Balfour, Christian Zionism, Evangelicals, History
Tagged 1915, 1917, 19th Century, Balfour, Dreyfus, Evangelicals, Hechler, Herzl, Jew, pogroms, restorationism, Shaftesbury, Zionism
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Mahatma Gandhi and the Wounds of History: Palestine, India and the British Empire in the 20th century
Professor Rajmohan Gandhi, Committee Room 14, in the House of Commons, London, 18th April 2017 The British Parliament does not often hear an Asian perspective on the Middle East. The very term ‘Middle East’ is Europe-centred; in India the region … Continue reading
Palestine and Britain 1917-1948: Competing Policies, Creative Commemoration
This talk was given at the The Balfour Project conference in Southwark Cathedral on 5th November 2016 entitled: ‘How will we mark the Centenary of the Balfour Declaration’ By Dr Peter Shambrook Context: it is only in the context of … Continue reading
Posted in 1915-20, 1921-23, 1924-1948, Balfour, Christian Zionism, conferences, History, Mandate period
Tagged 1915, 1917, Anglo-French Declaration, Balfour Declaration, British Mandate, League of Nations, Palestine Mandate
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‘Britain in Palestine’ shown in UK Parliament
Parliamentarians from all four of Britain’s main political parties sponsored a showing of ‘Britain in Palestine, 1917-1948’ in The Attlee Suite – one of the main conference suites in the British Parliament. The audience of 130 watched the documentary, which … Continue reading
Posted in 1915-20, Balfour, conferences, Events, History, Media
Tagged 1915, 1917, Balfour Declaration, commemoration, First World War, Marking the Balfour Declaration, McMahon Hussain
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The McMahon promise to Hussein
By Roger Spooner In 1915 Sir Henry McMahon, British High Commisioner in Egypt, offered Sherif Hussein of Mecca an independent Arab state if he would help the British fight against the Ottoman Turks. Hussein’s interest in throwing off his Turkish … Continue reading
Posted in 1915-20, History
Tagged 1915, Anglo-French Declaration, British Mandate, Hussein Ibn Ali, Lebanon, McMahon, McMahon Hussain, Middle East, Palestine, Palestine Mandate
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The Balfour Declaration – Key players and events by Mary Grey
Introduction – what motivated the Balfour Declaration? (Powerpoint of Key Players) There is still conflict as to which motive for the Balfour Declaration is stronger – there are at least three motives, and some may interlock: 1. According to Avi … Continue reading
Posted in 1881-1915, 1915-20, 1921-23, 19th Century pre 1881, Balfour, Britain in Palestine, Papers, conferences, History
Tagged 1915, 19th Century, Asquith, Balfour Declaration, Herzl, Lloyd George, Lord Curzon, McMahon, Montagu, Samuel, Shaftesbury, Sherif Hussein, Sykes, Weizmann
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Contradictory Promises, by Peter A Shambrook
The seeds of 100 years of conflict Britain, the Arabs and the Jews, 1914 – 1918 2014 – 2018: Britain’s opportunity to acknowledge. In 2014, the centenary of the Great War will be marked in a variety of ways right … Continue reading
Posted in 1915-20, History
Tagged 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, Anglo-French Declaration, Balfour Declaration, Contact, First World War, McMahon Hussain, Middle East, Peter Shambrook, Sykes Picot
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A History of the First World War in 100 Moments: A desert uprising that began in hope but was doomed to end in betrayal
Robert Fisk on the moment the Arabs, trusting in British good faith, turned on their Turkish rulers The Arab Revolt is all about the Arab Betrayal. The blowing up of Turkish trains, the capture of Aqaba, the camel charges and … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, History, Perspectives
Tagged 1915, 1916, 1917, Arab Revolt, Arabs, First World War, Hussein Ibn Ali, Lawrence, McMahon Hussain, Sherif Hussein, Sykes Picot
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Contradictory Promises
See also Contradictory Promises by Dr Peter Shambrook where these promises are explored in more detail. 1915 The McMahon-Hussein Correspondence, • In 1915 Britain promised the Arabs that after the war they would be granted independence in their lands, in … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1922, Anglo-French Declaration, Balfour Declaration, British Mandate, Broken promises, Hussein Ibn Ali, McMahon, McMahon Hussain, Palestine Mandate, Sykes Picot
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Britain’s Secret Re-Assessment of the Balfour Declaration. The Perfidy of Albion, by John Quigley
John Quigley* President’s Club Professor in Law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America From the Journal of the History of International Law Revue d’histoire du droit international Volume 13, Number 2, 2011 … Continue reading
Posted in 1921-23, Balfour, History
Tagged !922 White paper, 1915, 1917, 1922, 1923, Balfour Declaration, British Mandate, Churchill, Curzon, Duke of Devonshire, International Law, League of Nations, McMahon, Sacred Trust of civilisation, Victor Cavendish, Weizmann, Zionism
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Recommendations of the King Crane Commission
Below is a part of a preface to the publication of the King-Crane Commission Report, published in Editor & Publisher, V.55, No. 27, 2nd Section, December 2, 1922. This is followed by their recommendations on Syria and particularly Zionism. The … Continue reading
Posted in Balfour, Documents, History
Tagged 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, Balfour Declaration, King Crane, Palestine, Palestine Mandate, President Wilson, Zionism
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Balfour and Palestine, a legacy of deceit, by Anthony Nutting
Anthony Nutting resigned from Anthony Eden’s cabinet when he found Eden was going into Suez. Writing around 1975, he reflects on Doreen Ingrams book “The Palestine Papers: 1917-1922: Seeds of Conflict”. The papers in this book made clear that during … Continue reading
Posted in 1915-20, Articles, History
Tagged 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1922, Anthony Nutting, Balfour Declaration, Edwin Montagu, First World War, Lord Curzon, Middle East, Palestine, Rothschild, Sykes, Zionism
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Letter from Sir Henry McMahon to Sharif Hussein, October 24, 1915
Below is the letter Sir Henry McMahon wrote to Sharif Hussein in October 2015. Before that are several articles expanding on Britain’s duplicity over WW1 and after. McMahon’s promise to Hussein, Roger Spooner summarises the effective sweeping under the imperial … Continue reading
Posted in Documents
Tagged 1915, Arab Independence, Damascus, First World War, McMahon, McMahon Hussain, Middle East, Palestine, Sherif Hussein
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Short biographies by Mary Grey
The War Cabinet (WW1) The creation of the War Cabinet undertook the supreme direction of the war effort. It was composed of David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, Andrew Bonar Law, Lord Nathaniel Curzon, Alfred Milner, Arthur Henderson and Sir … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies
Tagged 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, Allenby, Asquith, Balfour Declaration, British Mandate, Clayton, Curzon, First World War, Grey, Herbert, Hussein Ibn Ali, Lawrence, Lloyd George, McMahon, Milner, Montagu, Montifiore, Picot, Rothschild, Sacher, Samuel, Sokolow, Storrs, Sykes, Sykes Picot, Talaat Pasha, Weizmann, Wolf, Zaharoff
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