So goes the accusation. But the public commitment Britain made to the Jews in Palestine is very different from the Sykes-Picot accord and other secret “treaties” carving up native lands.
Golda Meir’s moment.
When Jordan needed help against the PLO, the Jewish state was there.
A remnant of the Six-Day War.
Not the last time Western powers encouraged Israel to make concessions without receiving peace in return.
Ethnic cleansing, desecration, and an end to freedom of worship.
Labor’s collapse was sped up by the failure of Oslo, but its roots run deeper.
Ever? Judea? Zion?
“Another somewhat turgid recitation of the traditional Palestinian narrative.”
It transmitted vital intelligence about Soviet military technology.
From Herzl to Daniel arap Moi.
From Ben-Gurion vs. Weizmann to Rabin vs. Peres.
The White House peace plan gets its history wrong.
Declaring Israel’s independence.