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Britain Palestine Project: Recognition is the Beginning
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    • Latest in Parliament on Palestine/Israel
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    • Commentary
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    • Britain in Palestine 1917-1948
    • A Timeline
    • Significant Quotes
    • Before the Declaration
    • The Contradictory Promises
    • Key Documents
    • Balfour Declaration
    • Britain and Palestine 1918-23
    • Mandate Period
    • The End of the Mandate and the Nakba
    • Post-Mandate Period
  • Events & Media
    • Upcoming Events
    • PODCAST: Britain Palestine Project Situation Report
    • Conference & Podcast Catalogue 2012-2025
    • Webinars/Podcasts
    • PODCAST: Palestine Matters
    • PODCAST: International Law in Crisis?
    • Conferences and Lectures
  • Education
    • What we Offer
    • KS5 Source Analysis Masterclass
    • KS3-5 Lecture & Q&A
    • Resources for Educators
    • Education News
  • About Us
    • Mission Statement
    • Who we are
    • Latest Annual Report
    • Balfour Project Origin Story
    • Get Involved
    • Contact us
  • Shop

October 12, 2019

Legacy of Empire cover image on a landscape background of a similar style to the cover design

Book review: Legacy of Empire – Britain, Zionism and the Creation of Israel by Gardner Thompson

Book Reviews, Mandate Period, Pre-Balfour Declaration, Zionism DebateOctober 12, 2019

An eloquent account of the disastrous course and consequences, still with us, of Britain’s 31 years’ ownership of and faltering rule in Palestine.

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