Stolen Land? Flashcards
Phone books filled with _ family names
Foreign
Name Elmisri
Egyptian
Chalabi
Syrian
Mugrabi
North African
Nov 2 1917, British foreign secretary Arthur Balfour issued a statement in a letter to
Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild
Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild was the
Leader of the British Jewish community
In statement, “his majesty’s government view with favour, _
The establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people”
In letter, it was stated that nothing shall be done that
May prejudice civil and religious rights of non-Jewish communities in Palestine
Letter to lord Lionel Walter Rothschild was first time
Major power had expressed support for Zionism
British also encouraging most vociferous opponents to Zionism, the
Arabs
_ admitted that the very concept of Arab nationalism was a British invention
Colonel T. E. Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence aka
Lawrence of Arabia
Phrase “Arab movement” invented in
Cairo
“Arab movement” was a common denominator for all the
Vague discontent towards turkey
Discontent towards turkey before 1916, existed in
The Arab provences