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A line in the sand, by James Barr
James Barr’s A Line in the Sand: Britain, France and the Struggle That Shaped the Middle East is here reviewed by Ibrahim Hewitt in an interview by Stephen Sizer http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dvBFgngXz3M Other reviews of James Barr’s book include: Max Hastings in the Sunday … Continue reading
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Tagged 1915, 1916, 1917, British Mandate, First World War, McMahon, Ottomans, Sykes Picot, Syria
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Britain’s legacy to the tortured Ottoman Empire
Selfish imperial agreements between Britain and France, combined with the publication of the contradictory Balfour Declaration of 1917, fuelled hostilities in the Middle East This article appeared in The Sunday Telegraph on 2 February 2013 Bad times ahead: Sir Edmund … Continue reading
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Tagged Allenby, Balfour Declaration, First World War, French, McMahon, Middle East, Palestine, Picot, Sykes, Sykes Picot, Syria
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