Without the Canadian mediation between the two world blocs in 1947, UN resolution 181(II) to partition Palestine would likely have failed to secure the two thirds majority necessary for adoption by the General Assembly. In fact, the Canadians were among the main initiators of the partition plan and the establishment of a Jewish state. Tauber demonstrates that this Canadian involvement was not an official government policy, but rather a private initiative of some high-ranking Canadian foreign service officials who believed partition to be the only practicable solution for the Palestine...
Without the Canadian mediation between the two world blocs in 1947, UN resolution 181(II) to partition Palestine would likely have failed to secure...
This study surveys the many revolutionary attempts carried out against the Ottoman Empire in the Fertile Cresecnt and the Arabian Peninsula during World War I. Special emphasis is laid upon the subversive activities of the Arab secret societies which preceded the outbreak of Sharif Husayn's Arab revolt in 1916. The revolt is thoroughly examined and analyzed, regarding both its military operations and its human composition, which influenced its course.
This study surveys the many revolutionary attempts carried out against the Ottoman Empire in the Fertile Cresecnt and the Arabian Peninsula during Wor...
This volume - concluding Eliezer Tauber's trilogy which examines the political development of the Fertile Crescent - examines the impact the clandestine and overt political organizations had in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq in the post-World War I period. This includes analysis of Amir Faysal's short-lived state in post-war Syria, the development of relations between Syrians, Iraqis and Palestinians, and the nationalist activity within Iraq.
This volume - concluding Eliezer Tauber's trilogy which examines the political development of the Fertile Crescent - examines the impact the clandesti...
