British Trade Unions, the Labour Party, and Israel’s Histadrut

Acknowledgements
Contents
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Early Years
Labour’s War Aims Memorandum12
The Jews in Palestine
The TUC’s Move into International Affairs
Poale Zion’s Affiliation to the Labour Party
The San Remo Conference
The 1929 TUC Congress
The Whitechapel By-Election39
The TUC and Their Response to the Persecution of the Jews, 1933–39
The American Trade Union Movement and Palestine
The Spanish Civil War
The Communist Party of Great Britain and the Jews
The Second World War, 1939–45
The Mass Murder of the Jews
The Situation in Summer 1945
British Labour’s Position
The Role of Histadrut Lobbying TUC
The Emergence of the WFTU
Palestine and the WFTU
The Histadrut lobbies the WFTU Prague Conference for a Jewish State in Palestine
The Impact of Antisemitism and Fascism on British Attitudes and Activities
The Illegal Immigrants on Board the ‘Exodus’
The Position of the CPGB
Relations between the Arab Labour Movement and the TUC
The United Nations and Palestine
Conclusion
Chapter 3: The Years of Indifference
Rebuilding Relations, 1948–51
The Histadrut Attends the 1948 TUC Congress
Reciprocal Visits and Improving Histadrut Relations with Britain
The Role of British Labour Attaché in Israel
Was Bevin’s International Labour Policy Successful?
The Histadrut Leaves WFTU
The Histadrut Joins the ICFTU
The Appointment of an Israeli Labour Attaché in London
The Foreign Office Uses the TUC-ICFTU Link to Promote British Interests in the Middle East
Suez and Beyond 1956–60
The Build-Up to Suez
The TUC and Suez
The ICFTU and Suez
The CPGB, the Jews and Suez
The Lessons of Suez
Repairing the Damage of Suez
The Histadrut in Africa—The New Beginning for Relations with the TUC
Relations with Israel Improve
Chapter 4: The 1960s, the Golden Era in the TUC’s Relations with the Histadrut
British Unions Investments in Israel
TUC Support for the Afro-Asian Institute
The Arab Boycott of Israel and the Mancroft Affair
Woodcock’s Special Relationship with Becker
Problems at the ICFTU
1967–1972: The Golden Period in TUC—Histadrut Relations
The 1967 Six-Day War and the Labour Movement
The Histadrut Has Concerns About the TUC and ICFTU
Cousins and Hayday’s Fact Finding Trip to Israel
TUC Missions to Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt
Anglo-Israel Relations
The Foreign Office Forms the Overseas Labour Consultative Committee (OLCC)
Building on Improved TUC-Histadrut Relations
The Histadrut Moves Its European Office to Brussels
Afro-Asian Institute
The TUC, the Histadrut and Terrorism
Chapter 5: The Move to Outright Criticism of Israel
Anglo-Israel Relations
The Left and the TUC
Labour’s Support for Israel
The Pro-Arab Lobby in Britain
TUC Reaction to the 1973 War
British Government Action
The Labour Friends of Israel
The International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Len Murray Visits Israel
The UN Adopts Its ‘Zionism Is Racism’ Resolution
The TUC Goes to Syria
The TUC and the Campaign to Allow Soviet Jewry to Emigrate to Israel
The Arab Boycott of Israel
Israeli Politics Move to the Right
The TUC Starts to Move Away from Israel and Towards Support for the Palestinians
TUC Visit to Israel and Egypt
The Lebanon War
The Trade Union Friends of Palestine (TUFP)
The Killings at the Sabra and Shatila Palestinian Refugee Camps
Conclusion
Chapter 6: Changing Sides
The 1980s—The TUC Moves to Change Sides
The Second Millennium a Period of Direct Action by the Unions
The Second Intifada
The United Nations World Conference Against Racism
The Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement
TUC Reaction to Israel’s Military Operation ‘Defensive Shield’
The Academic Boycott of Israel
The Status of the Israel-Palestine Debate in the Trade Unions
Other Union Protests
Operation ‘Cast Lead’
TUC Congress 2011
UCU EUMC Resolution
Reaction to Israel’s ‘Operation Protective Edge’
Antisemitism, the Labour Party and the Unions
Chapter 7: Conclusion
The Lessons of the Last 100 Years
Appendix: List of Organisations and Key Personnel
British Legation/British Embassy in Israel—Ambassador
British Legation/British Embassy in Israel—Labour Attaché
Foreign Office Labour Advisor on International Labour Questions
Histadrut—General Secretary
Histadrut—International Department
Histadrut/Jewish Agency/Palestine Labour Political Committee/Poale Zion—London
Histadrut Representative Based in London
Histadrut European Representative Based in Brussels
ICFTU—General Secretary
Israel Legation/Embassy—Ambassador
Israel Legation/Embassy—Labour Attaché
Israel Labour Party Representative in London
Ministry of Labour—Labour Attaché
TUC—General Secretary
TUC—Head of International Department
Bibliography
Unpublished Sources
International Institute of Social History Archives, Amsterdam
Israel State Archives, Jerusalem
Foreign Office Records
Lavon Archives, Tel Aviv
Histadrut Records
London School of Economics Archives, University of London, London
Modern Record Centre, University of Warwick, Warwick
Moshe Sharett Israel Labor Party Archive, Israel
The National Archives: Public Records Office, London
Records of the Foreign Office
Records of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Records of the Ministry of Labour
Records of the Colonial Office
Records of the Board of Trade
Records of the Security Service
Records of the Prime Minister’s Office
Records of the Cabinet Office
People’ History Museum, Manchester
TUC Library Records, London Metropolitan University, London
Interviews
Great Britain
Europe
Israel
Published Sources
Diaries and Memoirs
Collections of Documents
Newspapers and Periodicals
Pamphlets
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Secondary Sources
Theses
Index