LEADER 03665nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910452562103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-300-16945-0 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300169454 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104988 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24393397 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000721432 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11434201 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000721432 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10706676 035 $a(PQKB)11774793 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420935 035 $a(DE-B1597)486263 035 $a(OCoLC)808346490 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300169454 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420935 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579334 035 $a(OCoLC)923599527 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104988 100 $a20090925d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPalestine betrayed$b[electronic resource] /$fEfraim Karsh 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-12727-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references(p. [274]-334) and index. 327 $aJews and Arabs in the Holy Land -- Pan-Arab ambitions -- "The most important Arab quisling" -- The road to partition -- Kingdoms are established over dead bodies and skulls -- Fleeing Haifa -- Why don't you stay and fight? -- Jerusalem embattled -- All fall down -- The scramble for Palestine -- Shattered dreams -- A self-inflicted catastrophe -- Epilogue. 330 $aThe 1947 UN resolution to partition Palestine irrevocably changed the political landscape of the Middle East, giving rise to six full-fledged wars between Arabs and Jews, countless armed clashes, blockades, and terrorism, as well as a profound shattering of Palestinian Arab society. Its origins, and that of the wider Arab-Israeli conflict, are deeply rooted in Jewish-Arab confrontation and appropriation in Palestine. But the isolated occasions of violence during the British Mandate era (1920-48) suggest that the majority of Palestinian Arabs yearned to live and thrive under peaceful coexistence with the evolving Jewish national enterprise. So what was the real cause of the breakdown in relations between the two communities? In this brave and groundbreaking book, Efraim Karsh tells the story from both the Arab and Jewish perspectives. He argues that from the early 1920's onward, a corrupt and extremist leadership worked toward eliminating the Jewish national revival and protecting its own interests. Karsh has mined many of the Western, Soviet, UN, and Israeli documents declassified over the past decade, as well as unfamiliar Arab sources, to reveal what happened behind the scenes on both Palestinian and Jewish sides. It is an arresting story of delicate political and diplomatic maneuvering by leading figures-Ben Gurion, Hajj Amin Husseini, Abdel Rahman Azzam, King Abdullah, Bevin, and Truman -over the years leading up to partition, through the slide to war and its enduring consequences. Palestine Betrayed is vital reading for understanding the origin of disputes that remain crucial today. 606 $aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century$2bisacsh 607 $aPalestine$xHistory$yPartition, 1947 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century. 676 $a956.94/04 700 $aKarsh$b Efraim$0451069 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452562103321 996 $aPalestine betrayed$9242683 997 $aUNINA