Churchill and the Jews : a lifelong friendship / Martin Gilbert.
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TextPublication details: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2007.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: xix, 359 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN: - 0805078800
- 9780805078800
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An insightful history of Churchill's lifelong commitment--both public and private--to the Jews and Zionism, and of his outspoken opposition to anti-Semitism Winston Churchill was a young man in 1894 when Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French army, was convicted of treason and sent to Devil's Island. Despite the prevailing anti-Semitism in England as well as on the Continent, Churchill's position was clear: he supported Dreyfus, and condemned the prejudices that had led to his conviction.
Churchill's commitment to Jewish rights, to Zionism--and ultimately to the State of Israel--never wavered. In 1922, he established on the bedrock of international law the right of Jews to emigrate to Palestine. During his meeting with David Ben-Gurion in 1960, Churchill presented the Israeli prime minister with an article he had written about Moses, praising the father of the Jewish people.
Drawing on a wide range of archives and private papers, speeches, newspaper coverage, and wartime correspondence, Churchill's official biographer, Sir Martin Gilbert, explores the origins, implications, and results of Churchill's determined commitment to Jewish rights, opening a window on an underappreciated and heroic aspect of the brilliant politician's life and career.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-329) and index.
Early years : "This monstrous conspiracy" -- Supporting the Jews -- The First World War and its aftermath -- "A struggle for the soul of the Jewish people" -- Responsibility for the Jewish national home -- Pledges in Jerusalem -- Building on the Balfour declaration -- An anti-semitic libel, Palestine, and Moses -- The rise of Hitler -- Defender of zionism -- The partition debate: "a counsel of despair" -- Nazism rampant: "abominable persecution" -- Palestine the legitimate Jewish haven -- The Black Paper: "this mortal blow" -- The first nine months of war -- Prime Minister: the Palestine dimension -- "These vile crimes" -- Palestine: a vigilant eye -- Seeking to save Jews -- "If our dreams of Zionism are to end ..." -- The Saudi Arabian dimension -- From war to peace: "I shall continue to do my best" -- The King David Hotel bomb: "We are to be at war with the Jews of Palestine" -- "A senseless, squalid war with the Jews" -- The state of Israel established: "an event in world history" -- "An old Zionist like me" -- "A great nation".