Book contents
- A History of Modern Palestine
- A History of Modern Palestine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Chronology
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Fin de Siècle (1856–1900)
- 2 Between Tyranny and War (1900–1918)
- 3 The Mandatory State
- 4 Between Nakba and Independence
- 5 The Age of Partition (1948–1967)
- 6 Greater Israel and Occupied Palestine
- 7 The Uprising and Its Political Consequences (1987–1996)
- 8 A Post-Zionist Moment of Grace?
- 9 The Suicidal Track
- 10 The Consolidation of the Greater Israel Republic (2005–2020)
- Postscript
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Glossary of Terms
- Index
4 - Between Nakba and Independence
The 1948 War
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 April 2022
Book contents
- A History of Modern Palestine
- A History of Modern Palestine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Chronology
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Fin de Siècle (1856–1900)
- 2 Between Tyranny and War (1900–1918)
- 3 The Mandatory State
- 4 Between Nakba and Independence
- 5 The Age of Partition (1948–1967)
- 6 Greater Israel and Occupied Palestine
- 7 The Uprising and Its Political Consequences (1987–1996)
- 8 A Post-Zionist Moment of Grace?
- 9 The Suicidal Track
- 10 The Consolidation of the Greater Israel Republic (2005–2020)
- Postscript
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Glossary of Terms
- Index
Summary
The end of the British Mandate created a vacuum. The Zionist leadership was better prepared and Britain betrayed its obligations under the mandate and disregarded the Palestinian quest for independence. The result was a free hand to the Zionist movement to carry out the ethnic cleansing of Palestine that led to the expulsion of half of its population and the destruction of half of its villages and most of its towns.
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- A History of Modern Palestine , pp. 115 - 132Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022