| ID | 154867 |
| Title Proper | Centenary of the balfour declaration |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cohen, Michael J |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | During World War One, both Arabs and Zionists sought to become “the tools of British imperialism.” The British exploited both as their own interests dictated, without giving a thought for future consequences. In 1915, the MacMahon-Husayn correspondence – conducted between Britain's High Commissioner in Cairo and a non-representative Arab Bedouin leader from the Arabian Peninsula – ended inconclusively, without agreement. In contrast, the Balfour Declaration - the culmination of 6 months of British-initiated negotiations with the Zionists, was published in order to further Britain's military, strategic and propaganda interests. At the time, the British considered it to have been a ‘brilliant coup’. |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle Eastern Studies Vol. 53, No.6; Nov 2017: p.865-878 |
| Journal Source | Middle Eastern Studies 2017-12 53, 6 |
| Key Words | Curzon ; Lloyd George ; Balfour ; Haj Amin al-Husayni ; MacMahon-Husayn Correspondence ; Weizmann |