Britain's naval and political reaction to the illegal immigration of Jews to Palestine, 1945-1948 / Freddy Liebreich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liebreich, Fritz, 1927-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zionism--Government policy--Great Britain.

Zionism.

Immigrants--Palestine.

Immigrants.

Jews--Palestine.

Jews.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Palestine.

Great Britain.

Palestine--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--Great Britain.

Palestine.

Palestine--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides an important shift in the analysis of Britain's policy towards the illegal postwar Jewish immigration into Palestine. It charts the development of Britain's response to Zionist immigration, from the initial sympathy, as embodied in the Balfour Declaration, through attempts at blockade, refoulement and finally disengagement.The book exposes differences in policy pursued by the great departments of state like the Foreign, Colonial and War Offices and their legal advisors, and those implemented by the Admiralty. The book argues that the eventual failure of Britain'

Contents:

Book cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1. Introduction; 2. The determinants of British policy towards Jewish immigration into Palestine, from the Balfour Declaration via the Royal Commissions to the 1939 White Book and to the; 3. The British preoccupation with the perceived danger of communist infiltration and subversion

4. Britain's fight against the sources of illegal immigration beyond the borders of Palestine and her confrontation with the financial, logistic and moral supporters in Europe and North America5. The legal issues involved; 6. Detention in Palestine-the deportation of illegal Jewish immigrants to Cyprus and their detention/ imprisonment: the legal base constructed by Britain; 7. The rules of engagement adopted by the adversaries; 8. The British forces engaged in anti-immigration patrols and the confronting Jewish adversaries; 9. The physical confrontation

10. Refoulement and abandonment of the boarding policyConclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Appendix 6; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-76693-2

1-135-76694-0

1-280-28187-1

9786610281879

0-203-30987-1

9780203309872

OCLC:

252754734