Churchill and the Jews /
Martin Gilbert.
- London : Pocket Books, 2008.
- xix, 359 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Originally published: London: Simon & Schuster, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references[325]- 329 and index.
Early years : "This monstrous conspiracy" -- Supporting the Jews -- The First World War and its aftermath -- "A struggle for the soul of the Jewish people" -- Responsibility for the Jewish national home -- Pledges in Jerusalem -- Building on the Balfour declaration -- An anti-semitic libel, Palestine, and Moses -- The rise of Hitler -- Defender of zionism -- The partition debate: "a counsel of despair" -- Nazism rampant: "abominable persecution" -- Palestine the legitimate Jewish haven -- The Black Paper: "this mortal blow" -- The first nine months of war -- Prime Minister: the Palestine dimension -- "These vile crimes" -- Palestine: a vigilant eye -- Seeking to save Jews -- "If our dreams of Zionism are to end ..." -- The Saudi Arabian dimension -- From war to peace: "I shall continue to do my best" -- The King David Hotel bomb: "We are to be at war with the Jews of Palestine" -- "A senseless, squalid war with the Jews" -- The state of Israel established: "an event in world history" -- "An old Zionist like me" -- "A great nation
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Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
Zionism--History--Great Britain--20th century
Palestine--History--1917-1948 Great Britain--Foreign relations--Palestine. Palestine--Foreign relations--Great Britain Israel--History Sionismo--Historia--Gran Bretaña--Siglo XX Palestina--Historia--1917-1948 Gran Bretaña--Relaciones exteriores--Palestina Israel--Historia Gran Bretaña Política y gobierno 1936-1945