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Abandonment of Illusions: Zionist Political Attitudes Toward Palestinian Arab Nationalism, 1936-1939

Yehoyada Haim

Since the late nineteenth century and especially in times of great tension in the Middle East, observers have asked whether the longstanding Arab-Jewish conflict could have been avoided. The early Zionists did not feel that Arab nationalism would evolve as a reaction to Jewish settlement and the pursuit of Jewish statehood; to the Zionists it seemed logical that their presence would create an atmosphere of technical and social progress and economic prosperity, which would bring such immeasurable benefits to the Palestinians that they would accept the Jewish immigrants. In reality, however, Palestinian nationalism became pervasive, resistance to the Jewish presence became violent and uncompromising, and the Palestinian Arabs revolted. The uprising of 1936-1939 brought about a major rvaluation of Zionist policy, particularly of the left-of-center and middle-of-the-road positions, strengthened the resolve of Zionsit revisionist groups to pursue a policy of military strength, and caused the disintegration of the binationalist leadership.

The politics, attitudes, and assumptions prevailing in the pre-World War I Zionist movement, according to the author, are identical to those that provide the dynamics of contemporary Israeli politics. Dr. Haim identifies the main factions of the Zionist movement, analyzing their basic assumptions and policies, their various interpretations of Palestinian Arab opposition to the Jewish state, and their different approaches to overcoming that obstacle. He deals with the Arab Revolt of 1936-1939, and the subsequent realignment among the Zionists, in detail. The book provides an invaluable perspective for the events of our day in the confrontation between Israelis and Palestinians.

Yehoyada Haim, currently political counselor at the Israeli Embassy in London, served as advisor to Israel's United Nations mission and as senior researcher for the Israel Foreign Ministry's Center for Political Research in Jerusalem.

Published in cooperation with The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Abandonment of Illusions

Zionist Political Attitudes Toward Palestinian Arab Nationalism, 1936-1939

Yehoyada Haim

First published 1983 by Westview Press, Inc.

Published 2018 by Routledge
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Haim, Yehoyada.
Abandonment of illusions.
(A Westview replica edition)
Bibliography: p.
1. PalestineHistoryArab rebellion, 1936-1939. 2. ZionismPalestineHistory. 3. Jewish-Arab relations1917-1949. I. Title.
DS126.H264 1983 956.94'04 83-10292
ISBN 13: 978-0-367-02033-0 (hbk)

Contents

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Guide

Dr. Haim's book deals with one of the most crucial phases in the long and bitter conflict between the Palestinian-Arab and the Jewish-Zionist national movements over Palestine or Eretz Israel.

While carefully examining the positions of both the Palestinian Arabs and the British authorities during 19361939 the critical period of the Arab Revolt the author mainly and thoroughly dwells upon the attitudes of the Jewish-Zionist political community toward the Palestinian Arabs, skillfully illuminating the differences in position of the three principal Zionist groups: the Official Zionists, the Revisionists and the Bi-nationalists.

It is particularly interesting and instructive to note Dr. Haim's critical analysis of the diverse perceptions and policies of the two major wings of the Zionist movement vis--vis the Palestinian Arab national movement: the Official Zionists, who provided the political leadership of both the Jewish yishuv and the State of Israel for about half a century until 1977, and the Revisionists, who have constituted the ideological-political hotbed for the leadership of Prime Minister Begin and his party since 1977.

Dr. Harm's book, which is based on unpublished archival materials, and is written with a commendable scholarly approach, represents not only an important piece of historical work on the Arab-Jewish conflict; it provides as well an essential background for a better understanding of the recent and current policies of the Israeli Likud and Labor parties toward the Palestinian Arabs.

Moshe Ma'oz
Professor of Middle Eastern Studies,
The Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Since the late 19th century, especially at times of open tension, observers have asked whether the long-standing Arab Jewish conflict could have been avoided. In approaching an answer it would be useful to examine each side's perceptions of the character, rights and aspirations of its opponent, and to study the various attempts to reach an accord. The intensive private discussions among the Zionist leadership provoked by the events of 1936-1939, the stormiest years in Arab-Zionist relations up to that point, are amply recorded in archival materials which, while not originally intended for publication, throw considerable light on these issues. An examination of these deliberations, coupled with a more detailed treatment of Jewish-Arab negotiations and of Zionist attitudes toward British proposals for solving the Palestine problem, may help us determine whether there were real chances for a solution that were not exploited at that crucial period.

This work is based mainly on materials from the archives of various Zionist bodies, supplemented by other primary sources which have since appeared in print. Secondary sources, based on British archival materials, are used mainly to present the general background and to elucidate the British point of view.

Names of non-English authors are spelled in accordance with U.S. Library of Congress usage except in those cases where it conflicts with the spelling used by the individuals involved. Thus, the same name will not always be spelled consistently; for example, Chaim Weizmann and Haim Kalvarisky. In those cases in which a name was changed after 1939, the new name will be used only where it was used by the owner; for example, the name Shertok is used except when his Diaries, which were published under the name Sharett, are cited.

Hebrew and Arabic words, including those of institutions and organizations of the Jewish community in Palestine, are spelled as they generally appear in English. When no such conventional spelling is available I have transliterated phonetically. Therefore, transliterations from Hebrew and Arabic will not always be consistent; for example,Kaplan and Tawfiq, Chaim and Hussaini.

I am grateful to the staffs of the Central Zionist Archives in Jerusalem; the Magnes Archives at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem; the Jabotinsky Archives in Tel Aviv; the Mapai Archives in Beth Berl, Kefar Sava; and the Hebraic Section of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. I also wish to express my appreciation to Dr. Neil Caplan, who allowed me to read his doctoral dissertation before it was published.

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