UNSCOP and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Road to Partition

ISBN-13: 9781032059631 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 320 str.

Israel) Ben-Dror Elad (Bar Ilan University

Opis

This book provides the first comprehensive account of the work of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP), constituted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1947 to study the situation in Palestine at the end of the British Mandate and make recommendations about its political future.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. "Without Recommendations": Handing the Palestine Question Over to the United Nations  2. UNSCOP: First Steps  3. The Encounter with Palestine  4. With Their Own Eyes  5. The Hearings in Palestine  6. The Testimony of the Arab States  7. The Inquiry in the DP Camps  8. Decision Point: Drafting the Report  9. UNSCOP’s Report  10. "Eleven Committees of One Man Each": The Personal Views of UNSCOP’s Members  11. The Great Powers and UNSCOP; Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography