Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chronology
Maps
Introduction
1. Anti-Semitism, Colonialism and Zionism
2. Palestine and the Scramble for the Middle East
3. Arab Opposition to Political Zionism
4. The Hussein-McMahon Correspondence
5. The Question of Self-Determination
6. The Partition of Palestine
7. The Arab-Israeli Conflict
8. The Palestinian Refugees
9. The Creation of Israel
Epilogue
List of Individuals
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Victor Kattan is a Teaching Fellow at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, School of Oriental and African Studies.

Reviews

'An elegant and forceful narrative by a young Palestinian scholar'
*Boutros Boutros Ghali, Former UN Secretary-General*

'Offers a fresh analysis of a conflict with far-reaching implications for the region and beyond. ... A welcome addition to the search for a peace in the Middle East with human dignity for all its peoples at its centre'
*His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan*

'Differing historical narratives and competing legal claims have characterised the Palestinian issue for over a hundred years. Victor Kattan gives them new meaning in his excellent study, which contains much new historical material and many new legal insights'
*John Dugard, Professor of Public International Law Emeritus, Leiden University and UN Special Rapporteur to the Occupied Palestinian Territories 2000-2008*

'A well-researched and extremely informative book... One of the best on the subject'
*Dr Anis al-Qasem, former Chairman of the Legal Committee of the Palestinian National Council*

'Lucid and Scholarly work. Kattan explains how Jews and Palestinians were tragically caught up in the net of Great Power politics. His critique of Zionism, while robust, fully acknowledges the oppression that the Jews of Europe suffered through antisemitism, a subject that he treats with sensitivity and insight ... This book could contribute to its resolution'
*Brian Klug, Senior Research Fellow and Tutor, St. Benet's Hall, University of Oxford.*

'This is a book that students of the Israel / Palestine question will find impossible to ignore'
*John McHugo, Executive Member of The Council for Arab-British Understanding (CAABU)*

Detailed and well-researched, powerful and controversial'
*Elliot Shackleford, Berkeley Journal of International Law*