A House Divided: The Story of Israel and Palestine

Join us as we delve into the tumultuous events of the 1929 riots in Palestine, focusing intensely on the horrific Hebron Massacre . This episode explores the immediate violence and its lasting legacy, which tragically marked the beginning of a cycle of conflict between communities in the region. We will examine the subsequent British commissions of inquiry established in the wake of the bloodshed....

How did a seemingly impossible promise ignite decades of conflict? This episode dives into the British Mandate for Palestine between 1922 and 1936, analysing the administration's "fatal contradiction" : the irreconcilable commitment to both supporting a Jewish national home and safeguarding Arab rights . We trace how the inconsistent regulation of immigration and land transfer served...

Join us as we dive into the secret deals and conflicting promises that reshaped the Middle East. We'll unpack the three mutually exclusive agreements Great Britain made during World War I that laid the foundation for decades of conflict. The McMahon-Hussein Correspondence (1915-1916): We explore the pledge to support a vast, independent Arab kingdom in exchange for a revolt against the Ottoman...

Join us as we explore the parallel rise of two powerful movements that shaped the modern Middle East. In this episode, we delve into the late 19th and early 20th centuries to uncover the intertwined origins of Zionism and Arab nationalism . We'll trace Zionism's roots from European Jewish communities seeking a safe haven from widespread antisemitism and their aspiration for a sovereign state in Pa...