NEAREAST 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Hashemites, Arab Higher Committee, History Of Egypt Under The British

• School: U of M
• Department: Near East Studies
• Course: NEAREAST 207
• Professor: Yaron Eliav

Document Summary

Declaration by the government of england (lord balfour) during wwi. The british recognized the right of the jews to establish a free and independent country in palestine. Stated that the locals would not be hurt in the process. Commitment for the british to implement this after the mandate. British made no such declaration for any other group. The zionists came to a desolate, empty land and revitalized it. False, there were 400,000 arabs that lived in many many settlements. False, it was only in the seashore plains and around dan (near galilee) The mamluks caused these swamps from a lack of maintenance. Most villages were in the central hills. Ottomans were happy to sell swampland to the zionists. The richest arab family in the middle east before wwi. The closest counter to the rothschilds and montefiores. British were negotiating with the hashemites for their support against the ottomans. British promised the hashemites that they would get a large arab state.