Britain and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1948-51

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. The Emergence of the Transjordan Option

   • Ilan Pappé

   Pages 1-20

3. Britain and the War of 1948 (May-June)

   • Ilan Pappé

   Pages 21-37

4. Britain, Bernadotte and the Greater Transjordan

   • Ilan Pappé

   Pages 38-48

5. The Anglo-Israeli War over the Negev

   • Ilan Pappé

   Pages 49-73

6. The Creation of the Greater Transjordan

   • Ilan Pappé

   Pages 74-114

7. British and United Nations Conciliation Efforts

   • Ilan Pappé

   Pages 115-123

8. British Policy towards the Refugee Problem

   • Ilan Pappé

   Pages 124-161

9. British Policy towards the Israeli-Transjordanian Negotiations

   • Ilan Pappé

   Pages 162-184

10. The Elusive Peace: Britain and Abdullah’s Quest for Peace

    • Ilan Pappé

    Pages 185-208

11. Conclusions

    • Ilan Pappé

    Pages 209-213

12. Back Matter

    Pages 214-261

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In an analysis of Britain's policy towards Palestine in the post-mandatory era, the author examines the circumstances which led to the formulation of Britain's policy - the partition of mandatory Palestine between Israel and Jordan - and the stages of its implementation. A major theme emerges: that Britain's Middle East policy was a function of two main features: Britain's close alliance with Transjordan; and its pragmatic adaptability to developments in the area. Based on primary sources made available only recently in British, Israeli and American archives, the book offers new insights into a policy which was to have far reaching-effects.

• bibliography
• Israel
• Middle East

• Middle Eastern Studies, Haifa University, Israel

  Ilan Pappé

• Dayan Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel

  Ilan Pappé

Policies and ethics