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British saw 1948 Jewish fighters as 'like those of Nazi Germany'

The High Commissioner of Palestine viewed the behaviour of Jewish fighters as comparable to that of the Nazis, according to an intelligence report issued two weeks before statehood was declared.On...

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Secret documents reveal plans for 'British Haganah' in Palestine as Mandate...

British men and women living in Jerusalem during the last days of the Mandate period planned to establish a "British Haganah" to protect themselves.In a series of secret documents from the colonial...

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Arabs in 1943 'obsessed with Zionism' said secret British report into...

Anti-Zionism, suspicion of US imperialism and Allied loyalties were key concerns for the Arab world five years before the state of Israel was declared, according to a report commissioned by British...

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British warned of 'bitterness' over handling of the Exodus ship

The High Commissioner to Palestine warned officials in London that the "bitterness evoked" by events on board the SS Exodus in 1947 should not be underestimated.The extent of the damage to relations...

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Israeli independence 65 years ago today

Sixty five years ago today, on May 14 1948 at 4pm, a day before the British Mandate in Palestine was due to expire, a Jewish state was established in Israel.David Ben-Gurion declared the establishment...

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Truman show’s real star

As ome of my best friends are Jews. It is a boast so thin and irrelevant that it has become an in-joke. So it was a surprise to discover, when reading the other day, that one of the most important and...

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Foreign Office fears for Palestine prompted by intercepted Ben-Gurion papers

Foreign Office hopes that a resolution to the situation in Palestine could be delayed until after the war were shattered in 1941 after they intercepted the private papers of David Ben-Gurion detailing...

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Sun set to shine on Israel parade

If the Met Office is to be believed, it will not be raining on the Closer to Israel parade in central London on Sunday.British Jewry’s biggest solidarity event with Israel for five years, in...

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Closer to Israel 2013

Footage from the Closer to Israel parade on June 2 2013, which finished in Trafalgar Square. Thousands of supporters gathered at the event, held to mark the Jewish state's 65th birthday.

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Zionist history's murder mystery

Eighty years ago this coming Sunday, Haim Arlosoroff was gunned down during a Friday-night walk with his wife on the Tel Aviv beach. He was 34 and a rising star in the Zionist firmament. He was a...

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When history is in a sorry state

On June 25, Dr James Renton, a history lecturer, delivered a lecture at the School of Oriental and African Studies on the subject of the Balfour Declaration. Hosted by Jews for Justice for...

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Israeli? There’s no such nationality

Israel’s Supreme Court has rejected a petition by a group of Israelis who requested that their nationality clause in the national population records be changed from “Jewish” to “Israeli.” The judges...

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Balfour's visit to pre-state Israel seen for first time

Rare footage of Lord Balfour’s 1925 visit to pre-state Israel has been officially released for the first time. Israeli film researcher, Yaakov Gross, discovered the clips in his collection, and made...

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Watch: Balfour 1925 pre-state Israel visit

Rare footage of Lord Balfour’s 1925 visit to pre-state Israel released in several parts on YouTube for the first time.

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Series of events will mark exodus of Jews from Arab countries

Plans have been announced for a week-long series of events next year to mark the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Jews from Arab countries during the 20th century.The centre-piece will be a...

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Avraham Stern's violent life and death

Most people with a passing knowledge of the history of the dying days of the British Mandate in Palestine will have heard of the Stern Gang, or Stern Group as it became more formally known. But few are...

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Why I'm sure that Charles will be a King for the Jews

Princes have visited Israel in a personal capacity and UK prime ministers have made state visits. But a British monarch has never made an official visit to Israel. Yet according to the author of a new...

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'We have to solve our problems' says Israeli president Rivlin

Israeli president Reuven Rivlin said he could not live in a Jewish state if it were not democratic ahead of his first Independence Day as head of state.In an interview with English-speaking media, he...

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Jeremy Corbyn clarifies Balfour Declaration remark after hustings confusion

Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn has ended confusion over remarks he made during a hustings event with the Jewish community. He appeared alongside fellow MPs Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and...

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Weidenfeld's year with Weizmann

George Weidenfeld once remarked to me: “While a Zionist has a built-in pride of where he belongs, he doesn’t mind if he doesn’t belong elsewhere. A non-Zionist feels that doors are locked to him...

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