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Britain and the Nakba: A history of betrayal

JVL Introduction

Britain’s record over Palestine is shameful, as pre-eminent Israeli historian Avi Shlaim explains in this overview of Britain’s policy towards Palestine and Israel over the last hundred years and more.

He shows it up for what it is: a record of duplicity, mendacity and betrayal of Palestinian rights and aspirations from the Balfour Declaration in 1917 until the present day.

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With thanks to Middle East Eye for permission to repost.

This article was originally published by Middle East Eye on Wed 10 May 2023. Read the original here.

Britain and the Nakba: A history of betrayal

An unbroken thread of duplicity, mendacity and chicanery connects British foreign policy from Balfour to the Nakba to the present day
 

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