First published in 1942, Palestine is a brief history of Zionism, interspersed with a wealth of observation stimulation for the seeker of objective truth. The author develops his own theories of Jewish racialism, nationalism and colonization, and elaborates on the role of Britain with respect to Zionism in Palestine. He also expands on the binary of a spiritual Zionism and a territorial neo-Zionism stating that former believed in peaceful coexistence with the Arab population in Palestine, while the latter is only invested in aggressive nationalism. The language used is a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this republication. This book will be of interest to students of history, political science, international relations and geography.
Author(s): Albert M. Hyamson
Series: Routledge Revivals
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 230
City: London
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FOREWORD
PREFACE
Contents
CHAPTER I: THE JEW AND THE MISSION OF ISRAEL
What is a Jew?: Jew: Hebrew: Israelite—The Mission of Israel—Israel among the Nations—Palestine, the Centre of Jewry.
CHAPTER II: MESSIANIC ZIONISM
The Religious Inspiration—The Darkest Hour Before the Dawn—False Messiahs—The English and the Jews—The Millenarians and the Judaizers—The Lost Tribes—Shabbathai Zevi.
CHAPTER III: THE BRITISH ATTITUDE
Jewish Settlement in Palestine—British Protection of the Jews—Shaftesbury: Palmerston: Finn—The Damascus Blood Accusation—Gawler's and other Projects—Laurence Oliphant—Edward Cazalet—Advocates of a Jewish State.
CHAPTER IV: PRACTICAL ZIONISM
Joseph Nasi and the Settlement of Tiberias—Montefiore and Jewish Settlement—Charles Netter—Abraham Benisch—Warder Cresson—Little Incentive to Emigrate—The Russian Persecution—‘The Lovers of Zion’—The New Settlement—Edmond de Rothschild—Ahad Ha’Am.
CHAPTER V: POLITICAL ZIONISM
Theodor Herzl—The New Zionism—The Basle Programme—El Arish and East Africa—Herzl’s Successors—The Ito Secession.
CHAPTER VI: THE BALFOUR DECLARATION
The War of 1914—Chaim Weizmann—Influential British Interest—The Sykes-Picot Treaty—The Arab Question—The Balfour Declaration—Its Meaning—The Motives—Mr. Lloyd George’s Views—Zionism and Bolshevism—The Anti-Zionists—The Arab Attitude—The Hogarth Message—The Supposed Price of the Balfour Declaration—The British Non-Zionists.
CHAPTER VII: ZIONISM IN PRACTICE
The Zionist Organisation—The Jewish Agency—Early Misfortunes—The War in Palestine—The Resumption of Immigration—The Jewish Development.
CHAPTER VIII: THE MANDATE AND ITS INTERPRETATION
The Terms of the Mandate—Need for Interpretation—The Churchill White Paper—Its Interpretation—The 1929 Outbreak—The Shaw Commission—The Passfield White Paper and the Macdonald Letter—Sir Arthur Wauchope’s Régime—A Legislative Council.
CHAPTER IX: BRITAIN AND THE MANDATE
British Sympathy with the Jews—A Twofold Obligation—Jewish Friendliness towards Britain—Britain and the Arabs—The Influence of the Extremists—The British, the Scapegoat—Interference by the Amateur—Parliament and the Administration—Balfour on the Mandate—The Mandates Commission.
CHAPTER X: THE PEEL COMMISSION
The 1936 Rebellion—Sympathy of Foreign Arabs—A Royal Commission—The Mandate Unworkable—Partition of Palestine—Parliament: The League of Nations—Arab Opinion—The Zionist Attitude—The Technical Commission—End of Partition—An Abortive Conference—The New Government Policy.
CHAPTER XI: THE NEXT STEP
The Satisfaction of Competing Rights—Justice to Jew and Arab not Incompatible—Communal Autonomy—A Jewish National Home—Safeguards—A Federation—An Artificial Boundary—A Larger Customs Union, a Necessity—Immigration and Land—A New Arab—Jewish Co-operation.
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