The Partition of Palestine

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ISBN: 9780791421949 | 0791421945
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 11/1/1994

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Some seventy-five years after the boundaries of the British Mandate for Palestine were set, the State of Israel still lacks a defined territory and agreed upon boundaries, except for its boundary with Egypt. This book examines this unusual situation, concentrating on the perceptions of territory and boundaries within the Zionist movement.

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Illustrations
Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
State, Territory, and Boundaries: A General Discussion
Territorial Behavior
The Roles of Territory
Territory and the State
Territory and the Nation-State
Geopolitics and International Relations
Boundaries
Territorial Decisions
The Background
Boundaries of Palestine (E.I.)
Establishment of the Royal Commission: External Events
Establishment of the Royal Commission: Internal Events
Chronology of Main Events
The Predecision Phase
Jewish Testimony Before the Royal Commission
El-Husseini's Testimony Before the Royal Commission
Zionist Attempts to Influence the Commission's Report
The Internal Debate Before Publication of the Report
Recommendations of the Royal Commission
Choice Analysis
Main Choices
Positions at the Decision Crossroad, 1937
The Arguments
Predecision Positions
Initial Reactions to the Report
Division Within the Labor Parties and the Left
Division Within the Center and the Right Parties
Division Within the Religious and Ultra-Orthodox Parties
Additional Positions
Positions on the Eve of the Decision
The Opponents
Opposing the State
Statehood: The Question of Timing
Sovereignty, Yes; Partition, No
Summary of the Opponents' Positions
The Undecided
Extent of Territory
Boundaries and Security
Demography and the Question of "Transfer"
Territories for Peace
The Proponents
Partition Without Preconditions
Partition as the "Right" Solution
Total Support
Summary of the Proponents' Positions
The Decision
The Main Resolutions
The Opposition
The Decision-Making Process
The Decision: Instrumental Pragmatism
In the Wake of the 1937 Decision
1937 and Its Aftermath
Land and Settlement Policy: 1936-1939
The "Arab Question" in the Zionist Decision
State, Territory, and Boundaries: The Meaning of the 1937 Decision
Territorial Decisions
Territorial Decisions in the Zionist Movement (1919-1949)
1919
1937
1947
Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Archives
Index
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