In this brave and groundbreaking book, Efraim Karsh tells the Palestinian story from both the Arab and Jewish perspectives. He argues that from the early 1920s onward, a corrupt and extremist leadership worked toward eliminating the Jewish national revival and protecting its own interests. Karsh has mined manyof the Western, Soviet, UN, and Israeli documents declassified over the past decade, as well as unfamiliar Arab sources, to reveal what happened behind thescenes on both Palestinian and Jewish sides. It is an arresting story of delicate political and diplomatic manoeuvering 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.
- ISBN: 978-0-300-12727-0
- Editorial: Yale University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 336
- Fecha Publicación: 31/03/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés