POL-UA 540 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Revisionist Zionism, Haganah, Irgun
28 Sep 2016
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Carving up the ottoman empire and the making of the modern middle east. Series of letters formulating a quid pro quo. Sharif was the ruler of mecca and medina. Mcmahon was the british high commissioner of egypt (essentially the ruler of. Mcmahon promises the right to make an independent arab state post-wwi. Sharif promises an arab revolt against the ottomans. Leads to arab revolt of 1916 organized by t. e. Faisel (son of sharif) captures damascus and establishes syrian kingdom. Divides up ottoman land into two spheres of influence. Northern area (including syria) goes to france. Problem: a lot of this land was promised to sharif husayn. The declaration was directed at a zionist leader in london. States that britain will facilitate existence of a jewish national home in. Promises not to disrupt rights of existing communities in palestine area. Very vague in the wording, doesn"t really promise anything. Agrees to divide iran into two spheres of influence.
