Conflict in Palestine, 1917-1948 : Palestinian responses to Zionist settlement in Palestine, with particular reference to the attempts to solve the conflict
There are two themes contained in this thesis: firstly, the examination of the Palestinian attitude, concept and views towards Zionist settlement in Palestine during the period 1917-1948, secondly, the analysis of their arguments and responses to the different attempts to solve the Palestine conflict during this period. The Palestinians viewed Zionism as a European political movement which was connected with Western colonialism, and sought to transform Palestine into an exclusively Jewish state. Therefore, they resisted this alien settlement in their country by all possible means, political as well as military. The Palestinians, however, failed to persuade the British Government to grant them independence or to stop Zionist settlement because they, as a traditional society, did not possess the material or military power to match the combined forces of the British Empire and the Zionist movement. However, during this period the British Government suggested certain proposals to solve the conflict, but these proposals were rejected by the Palestinians, the Zionists or by both. Therefore, in 1947 the British Government transferred the problem to the United Nations. On 29th November 1947 the U.N., under the influence
Al-Soudi, Abdel Mahdi Abdalla
HM Sociology
Conflict in Palestine, 1917-1948 : Palestinian responses to Zionist settlement in Palestine, with particular reference to the attempts to solve the conflict. There are two themes contained in this thesis: firstly, the examination of the Palestinian attitude, concept and views towards Zionist settlement in Palestine during the period 1917-1948, secondly, the analysis of their arguments and responses to the different attempts to solve the Palestine conflict during this period. The Palestinians viewed Zionism as a European political movement which was connected with Western colonialism, and sought to transform Palestine into an exclusively Jewish state. Therefore, they resisted this alien settlement in their country by all possible means, political as well as military. The Palestinians, however, failed to persuade the British Government to grant them independence or to stop Zionist settlement because they, as a traditional society, did not possess the material or military power to match the combined forces of the British Empire and the Zionist movement. However, during this period the British Government suggested certain proposals to solve the conflict, but these proposals were rejected by the Palestinians, the Zionists or by both. Therefore, in 1947 the British Government transferred the problem to the United Nations. On 29th November 1947 the U.N., under the influence
conflict palestine palestinian response settlement palestine particular_reference attempt_solve conflict two_theme contain firstly examination palestinian attitude concept view towards settlement palestine period secondly analysis argument responses different attempt_solve palestine conflict period view european political_movement connect western colonialism seek transform palestine exclusively jewish state therefore resist alien settlement country possible mean political well military however_fail persuade british_government grant independence stop settlement traditional society possess material military_power match combine force british_empire movement however period british_government suggest certain proposal solve conflict proposal reject both therefore british_government transfer problem united_nations influence