POLI 347 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Backtracking, Palestinian National Initiative, United Nations Partition Plan For Palestine
2 Oct 2014
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Gb is prepared to recognize and support the independence of the arabs . Palestinian identity or nationalism at all: maybe an attempt to be inclusive to muslims and. Christians: felt as a snipe by the arabs, post wwi: mandates, league of nations. Jordan independence: 1946: britain at one point splits up transjordan and gives it its independence but britain keeps palestine under its control, they"re trying to manage their problems with everyone. French mandate over lebanon and syria: british mandate in palestine. Dual obligation: national jewish home and independent palestine state: trying to keep jewish happy and have a arab legitimate government, legitimacy under international law, can the league of nations do what they do, main issues, land claims. Especially holy sites: land purchases, buying land, immigration. Lots of arab groups operating as leaders. Jewish agency (operating in israel-palestine: arab nationalism. Islam/muslim council: palestine, all trying to assort their authority all under the british mandate.
