Mandate by Leslie Turnberg
The twenty years between the World Wars saw remarkable changes in the Middle East. In Palestine, Britain struggled to maintain its Mandatory Authority as Arabs and Jews fought not only each other but the British Government too. Failing to satisfy either side Britain was stuck in the middle, and separating the warring parties was a distraction they hardly needed. Here Turnberg explores why the British Government maintained its responsibilities under the Mandate at a time when they were suffering severe economic and social problems at home, and the threat of war with Germany._x000D_How was it possible for the Zionists' dream of a homeland in Palestine to survive when they were faced by a Government regretting its commitments, exasperated by both Jewish demands and placating the Palestinian Arabs. The Jews were outnumbered ten to one by the Arabs, but they persisted and, as described here, survived. _x000D_Events in the first twenty years of the Mandate turned out to be as important to the survival of the Jewish homeland as both the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and the international revulsion at the horrors of the holocaust for the creation of the State of Israel.
Leslie Turnberg: Leslie Turnberg had a distinguished career in medicine, having been both a Professor of Medicine and Dean of the Faculty in the University of Manchester and a former President of the Royal College of Physicians in London. Knighted in 1994, he was made a life peer in 2000. As a Labour peer, he speaks frequently on medical practice, medical ethics, and, in particular, the problems that abound in the Middle East.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781912676675 |
| ISBN 10 | 1912676672 |
| Title | Mandate |
| Author | Leslie Turnberg |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-05-12 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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