GOVT 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Edmund Leopold De Rothschild, Theodor Herzl, Dreyfus Affair
4 Apr 2016
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Two sets of historic and moral rights of groups over the same land. Ottoman rule (1516-1918: poor and neglected part of empire until mid 1800s, ottoman attention meant european companies penetrating palestine, arabs of palestine. Largely poor and isolated: jews of palestine. Minority, 2nd class citizens but protected under ottomans: birth of modern zionism. Theodore herzl, inspired by anti-semitism in dreyfus affair. Proposed a jewish state, not first to propose but made it popular: first zionists. Baron edmund de rothschild sponsored many land purchases. Arabs and jews on brink of wwi: jews 10% of palestine, divided, integration into european economy, displacement of palestinian workers. Wwi: triple entente vs. central powers. Germany schlieffen plan fails, triple entente must decide how to divide up ottoman empire: hussein-mcmahon correspondence. Mcmahon- british governor of egypt, set vague terms for postwar arab controlled lands in exchange for their fighting the. Mark sykes, mep for britain, and charles picot, diplomat for.
