The 1936 Arab Revolt was a turning point in this conflict. It changed the nature of British policy, of Palestinian politics, and of Jewish politics.
To make this more accessible, I have broken the talk into two parts, A and B.
You will notice that these thought were directed to a class. There are a couple of times when I mention documents. I wish I could attach documents to these podcasts, but perhaps you can find them on the internet.
I suggest that you print out a map of the 1937 partition plan. It will help when we discuss this.
There are some other podcasts coming that pre-date this topic sequentially. You haven't missed anything.
Interesting factoid: Izzadin al Kassem, the Syrian religious scholar and reformer who joined the revolt, was killed in his first battle.
Also, when I discussed the possibility that my wife might have divorced me when we were living in enya, that was a hypothetical example. We are still happily married.
