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Palestine: Nonviolent Resistance in the Struggle for Statehood, 1920s-2012 (Chapter 9 from ‘Recovering Nonviolent History’)

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Palestine: Nonviolent Resistance in the Struggle for Statehood, 1920s-2012 (Chapter 9 from ‘Recovering Nonviolent History’)

A series of external interventions in Palestine around the time of World War I created what would become an acute and pernicious conflict. After the Ottoman Empire was divided into British and French spheres of influence, General Edmund Allenby militarily entered Palestine on December 9, 1917. The League of Nations granted Britain the mandate for Palestine in 1922 […]

Author: Dr. Mary Elizabeth King
Editor: Maciej Bartkowski

From the book ‘Recovering Nonviolent History: Civil Resistance in Liberation Struggles‘, 2013

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  • Palestine: Nonviolent Resistance in the Struggle for Statehood, 1920s-2012 (Chapter 9 from ‘Recovering Nonviolent History’)

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