The Military Preparations of the Arab Community in Palestine - 1945–1948

After World War 2 the British government was faced with an acute dilemma in Palestine between the demands of the Jews and the Arabs. The Jews sought the immediate establishment of a Jewish State, while the Higher Arab Executive urged the need to curb further Jewish immigration and threatened armed resistance to any attempt to fulfil Jewish demands. In a last endeavour to find a political solution which might satisfy both Arabs and Jews while safeguarding its own interests, the British government held an Arab-Jewish Conference in 1946, with the active participation of the Arab League states. But the conference failed to achieve agreement, and the British government announced its decision to withdraw from Palestine. Following the UN's resolution for the Partition of Palestine fighting broke out between Arabs and Jews on 29 November 1947. After early success, the Arab community suffered a bitter defeat. In this book, originally published in 1993 and based on research from English, Arab and Jewish documents, the author discusses the reasons behind this defeat.

List of contents

1.The Political Struggle of the Arabs in Palestine from the Second World War to the London Conference 2. The British Attitude Towards the Arab Community in Palestine After the Second World War 3. The London Conference 4. Britain's Position in Palestine After the Failure of the London Conference 5. Arab Endeavours at the United Nations 6. The Paramilitary Organization 'Al-Najjada' 7. The Palestine Police and the Transjordan Frontier Force 8. The Involvement of the Muslim Brothers in Palestine 1945-1948 9. The Situation in Palestine after the United Nations Partition Resolution 10. The Army of Salvation 11. King Abdullah and the Arab Community in Palestine

Product details

• Authors: Levenberg Haim
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.03.2026
• EAN: 9781041242833
• ISBN: 978-1-041-24283-3
• No. of pages: 292
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Defence strategy, planning & research, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1950 to c 1959, Middle Eastern history, Palestine, Military and defence strategy, C 1945 To C 1960