{"product_id":"9780861549498","title":"Policy of Deceit : Britain and Palestine, 1914-1939","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Shambrook, Peter \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 11\/07\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 416 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780861549498,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The work of a lifetime, a forensic, fair-minded examination of the Hussein–McMahon correspondence that exposes how the British government broke its promises to the people of Palestine.’ The Times Literary Supplement, Books of the YearThis is the untold story of Britain’s role in the Israel–Palestine conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the First World War, the British High Commissioner in Egypt reached a secret agreement with the Sharif of Mecca. If the Sharif allied with Britain against the Ottomans, after the war an independent Arab state that included Palestine would be established. The Sharif kept his word. The British did not. Instead, two years later Lloyd George’s government declared that Palestine would be for the global Jewish community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough meticulous analysis of official records and private papers, Peter Shambrook exposes how Britain came to betray the Arabs. He debunks the myth that Palestine was never part of the lands guaranteed to the Sharif and details the attempts of successive British governments to prevent the truth from ever becoming public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone interested in the history of the Israel–Palestine conflict, this is a must-read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697709645868,"sku":"9780861549498","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780861549498.jpg?v=1722600534","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780861549498","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}