Britain and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1948-51 [Hardcover]

In an analysis of Britain's policy towards Palestine in the post-mandatory era, the author examines the circumstances which led to the formulation of Britain's policy - the partition of mandatory Palestine between Israel and Jordan - and the stages of its implementation. A major theme emerges: that Britain's Middle East policy was a function of two main features: Britain's close alliance with Transjordan; and its pragmatic adaptability to developments in the area. Based on primary sources made available only recently in British, Israeli and American archives, the book offers new insights into a policy which was to have far reaching-effects.Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - The Emergence of the Transjordan Option - Britain and the War of 1948 (May-June 1948) - Britain, Bernadotte and the Greater Transjordan - The Anglo-Israeli War over the Negev - The Creation of the Greater Transjordan - Britain and the United Nations Conciliation Efforts - British Policy Towards the Refugee Problem - British Policy Towards the Israeli-Transjordanian Negotiations - The Elusive Peace: Britain and Abdullah's Quest for Peace - Conclusions - Notes and References - Bibliography - Appendices - Index