1st Edition

Palestine At the Crossroads

By Ernest Main Copyright 1937
310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge

Mandatory Palestine was established in 1920, and the British obtained the Mandate from the League of Nations in 1922. Jewish immigration and the rise of Nationalist movements characterized the following years, and the years between 1936 and 1939 saw the Palestinian Revolution against British rule. Originally published in 1937, this is a journalist's account of several months spent in Palestine,... Read more

Introduction. Part 1: The People of Palestine 1. Arab and Jew 2. The Arab Social Structure Part 2: British Imperial Interests 3. British Imperial Policy in the Middle East Part 3: Palestine 1914–1917 4. The MacMahon Correspondence 5. The Palestine Mandate 6. Palestine’s Years of Conflict 6. Self-Government in Palestine Part 4: What is Zionism? 8. The Zionist Policy: Dr. Weizmann’s Exposition 9. Safety of the Moslem Holy Places Part 5: What the Jew Have Done 10. Jewish Immigration 11. Jewish Land Settlement 12. Have the Arabs Gained Anything? Part 6: Palestine’s Development 13. Agriculture, Industry and Trade 14. Education and Health. Conclusion

Biography

Ernest Main was Special Correspondent in the Middle East for the Daily Telegraph during the 1930s.

Original Review of Palestine at the Crossroads:

‘…a clear and readable analysis of Palestine and its post-War problems.’ H. Beelev, International Affairs, Vol 16, Issue 5 (1937)

‘Mr. Main's book has several excellent qualities. It is factual. It is well documented. Above all it is honest.’ Labour Monthly, No. 7, (1937)