Jerusalem: The Biography (102 page)

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Churchill: Martin Gilbert,
Churchill: A Life
428–38; also Gilbert,
JTC
92. Gilbert,
Churchill and the Jews
, WSC boyhood essay 1; as Manchester MP and early meetings with Weizmann 7–15; Zionism and First World War 24–33; on article on International Jew 37–44, quoting Sunderland speech and
Illustrated Sunday Herald
8 February 1920; colonial secretary trip to Cairo and Jerusalem 45–64; Rutenberg concession 78–85; created Transjordania ‘one Sunday afternoon’ 109. Faisal and Abdullah kingdoms: Shlaim,
History
11–20. Lawrence as adviser, Hussein crass: Wilson,
Lawrence
540; Sherifian solution, Cairo conference and Jerusalem meetings with Abdullah, Lawrence on Churchill 643–63 and 674. Karsh 309–25, especially 314–16, 318. Rogan 178–85. Fromkin 424–6, 435–48, 504–29. Khoury,
Urban Notables and Arab-Nationalism
80–90. Cairo: Wallach,
Desert Queen
293–301. Segev,
Palestine
143–5. Krämer 161–3. Saudis vs Sherifians: Rogan 179–84. On Lawrence and Last Crusade: Fromkin 498–9. Faisal, Lawrence and Zionism: Weizmann 293–6. Thomas and Lawrence: Oren,
Power
399–402.

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Husseini vs Nashashibi. Portraits written with reference to Mahdi Abdul Hadi (ed.),
Palestinian Personalities: A Biographical Dictionary
. Mufti, character, career: Pappe 169–73; selection of mayor and mufti 201, 212–45. Gilbert Achcar,
The Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab–Israeli War Narratives
, (henceforth Achcar) on Mufti policies and character 123–0; on megalomania 127, on variety of Arab opinions, liberals, Marxist nationalists, Islamicists 41–123; quote 52. On political parties, on blond mufti, jokes without laughter: author interview with Nasser Eddin Nashashibi. Nashashibi 14–19; election of mufti 38 and 126–8; mufti leader 79; differences between mufti and Nashashibi 75; Nashashibi brought down by Sir Arthur Wauchope 32. Wasserstein 324–7. Krämer 200–7 and 217–22. On Notables and rivalries: Benny Morris,
1948: A History of the First Arab–Israeli War
13–14. Mufti, poacher, British intimidated: Weizmann 342. Totalitarianism enlightened: Keith-Roach quoted in Segev,
Palestine
4–9. Mufti, cause just, method unwise and immoral: John Glubb Pasha
A Soldier with Arabs
41. Sole qualifications, pretension of family: Edward Keith-Roach,
Pasha of Jerusalem
94. Sari Nusseibeh,
Once Upon a Country
: disastrous 36. Projection of holinesss and importance of Haram for nation: Krämer 237 and redemption of the land 251–3; family political parties 239–40. Tamari, ‘Jerusalem’s Ottoman Modernity’,
JQ
9, Summer 2000. Tamari, ‘Vagabond Café and Jerusalem’s Prince of Idleness’,
JQ
19, October 2003. On Haile Selassie and kings: John Tleel, ‘I am Jerusalem: Life in the Old City from the Mandate Period to the Present’,
JQ
4, Spring 1999. Amos Oz,
A Tale of Love and Darkness
(henceforth Oz) 23, 38–42, 62, 118–19, 307, 324, 325, 329. Partition plans: Wasserstein 108–12. Shlaim,
Israel and Palestine
25–36. ‘Harem Beauties Drive Fords thro Jerusalem’,
Boston Sunday Herald
9 July 1922. British dislike Jews: John Chancellor quoted in Rose,
Senseless Squalid War
31; easy to see why Arabs preferred to Jews, Richard Crossman 32. High British life and George Antonius’ swinging party: Segev,
Palestine
342–5; Ben-Gurion, evolving views and proposals to Musa Alami and George Antonius 275–7. Stalin/Birobidzhan: Simon Sebag Montefiore,
Stalin: Court of the Red Tsar
and
Young Stalin;
Arkady Vaksberg,
Stalin against the Jews
5.

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Buraq Uprising and after: Wasif 2.484. Pappe 233–45. Achcar 128–133. Nusseibeh,
Jerusalemites
39–43. Ilan Pappe, ‘Haj Amin and the Buraq Revolt’,
JQ
18, June 2003. Shindler,
Military Zionism
94–104. Keith-Roach,
Pasha
119–22. Nusseibeh 31. Rogan 198–201. Krämer 225–37. Segev,
Palestine
296–333. Gilbert,
JTC
119–28. A. J. Sherman,
Mandate Days: British Lives in Palestine
73–93. Mufti visits Nazi consul: Jeffrey Herf,
Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World
16–17 and 29. Koestler quotes: Michael Scammell,
Koestler: The Indispensable Intellectual
55–65. Ben-Gurion, evolution, socialism, pragmatism: Shindler,
History
21–35.

White Paper, Black Letter, Passfield: Weizmann 409–16; deposed as president 417–22. Fall of Weizmann, rise of Ben-Gurion, Jabotinsky as Il Duce: Bar-Zohar,
Ben-Gurion
59–67.

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British Mandate life. Architecture: Kroyanker 143–65.
Boston Sunday Herald
9 July 1922. British anti-Semitism: John Chancellor quoted in Rose,
Senseless Squalid War
31; Richard Crossman 32. High British life, Antonius’ party: Segev,
Palestine
342–50; author interview with Nasser Eddin Nashashibi. Kai Bird,
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate
(henceforth Bird), including ‘she was naughty’ quote, open marriage 16–19 and 22–42. Colonel P. H. Massy,
Eastern Mediterranean Lands: Twenty Years of Life, Sport and Travel
69–70. Hunting etc.: Keith-Roach,
Pasha
89; modern city, beauty parlour 95; Plumer and Chancellor good-looking actor 99/100. Brawl between Latins and Greeks with umbrella: Harry Luke,
Cities and Men: An Autobiography
207; staff 213; life 241–5; toastmaster 218. King David Hotel: Gilbert,
JTC
101–19 and 130. Private aeroplane: John Bierman and Colin Smith,
Fire in the Night: Wingate of Burma, Ethiopia and Zion
79. Plumer and Chancellor: Segev,
Palestine
289. Café life: Tamari, ‘Vagabond Café and Jerusalem’s Prince of Idleness’,
JQ
19 October 2003. Neighbourhoods: Oz,
Tale
23, 38–42. The May family: Miriam Gross, ‘Jerusalem Childhood’,
Standpoint
September 2010. Burial of Grand Duchess Ella: Warwick,
Ella
302–12; Luke,
Cities and Men
214.

The Families and the British: Storrs 423–5. Nusseibeh,
Country
28–36, 62. Krämer 257–66. Congreve: Segev,
Palestine
9; Wauchope and new Government House, duck-shooting 342–8. Nusseibeh,
Jerusalemites
: exhilarating city 52; Katy Antonius 133; houses, bookshops, families, white suits 409–25; no choice but armed rebellion 44–7. Immigration figures: Segev,
Palestine
37. Churchill and Moyne visit King David Hotel: Gilbert,
Churchill and the Jews
102; Woodhead Commission and increase in population of Arabs and Jews 152; partnership and characters of Ben-Gurion and Weizmann 76–9; negotiations with Musa Alami 82–7; on love life 118–19. On Ben-Gurion books and reading: author conversation with Shimon Peres. On Ben-Gurion Napoleon joke: conversation with Itzik Yaacovy. Weizmann character and attitude to Ben-Gurion: Weidenfeld,
Remembering my Good Friends
201–20. Achcar, variety of Arab opinons, nationalists, liberals, Marxists, Islamicists 41–123. Mufti and Zionist proposal for shared states and two-tier legislatives: Pappe 226–8.

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Arab Rebellion: Krämer 259–65. Rogan 204–7. Morris,
1948
18–20. Achcar 133–40; on breadth of Arab opinions 41–133. Tarboush and gangs: Nashashibi 97–103 and 46–57. Wasif 2.539–49. Ruthless methods: Segev,
Palestine
350–2, 361–74, 382–8, 402, 414–43. Nusseibeh,
Jerusalemites
42–9: first shots. Revolt, Wingate, like Lawrence: Weizmann 489–91 and 588. Destruction of compromise and Judah Magnes: Oren,
Power
436–8. Walid Khalidi,
From Haven to Conquest
, 20–2, 33–5 Abd al-Kadir Husseini, portrait written with reference to Hadi,
Palestinian Personalities
. Pappe quoted 278; on mufti violence 246–82; Abd al-Kadir 225; 260–2; 269; 292–6.

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Wingate and Dayan, Arab Rebellion: Wasif 2.539–49. Ruthless methods: Segev,
Palestine
400–2, 414–43. Bierman and Smith,
Fire in the Night
29–30, 55–130. Moshe Dayan,
Story of my Life
(henceforth Dayan) 41–7; Montgomery executions: Rose,
Senseless Squalid War
45. Walid Khalidi,
From Haven to Conquest
, 20–2, 33–5. Dayan: Ariel Sharon,
Warrior
76, 127, 222.

Revolt, restraint: Segev,
Palestine
420–43; Wingate, negotiations 489–91 and 588. Wasserstein 115–16. Ben-Gurion emergence as strongman of Zionism: Shindler,
History
21–35; restraint 35–6; Sadeh and Wingate 36–8. St James’s Palace conference/White Paper/war: Bar-Zohar,
Ben-Gurion
93–105. Moderates undermined: Oren,
Power
436–8. Jerusalem lost to Arabs 17 October 1938: Pappe 287; Abd al-Kadir Husseini 292–6.

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Mufti in Berlin, Second World War: Herf,
Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World
, with Hitler 73–9, 185–9; with Himmler 199–203. Views on Holocaust and Jews: Morris,
1948
21–2. Achcar: mufti’s extremist views; mufti’s views unrepresentative of Arab views 140–52. Pappe 305–17. Decadence Asmahan: Mansel,
Levant
306–7; Philip Mansel,
Asmahan, Siren of the Nile
(unpublished ms). Wartime: Nusseibeh,
Jerusalemites
49–51. Rogan 246–50. Dayan 48–74. Krämer 307–10. Pappe 305–17. Second World War Jewish fears; Wasif 2.558–60; Abd el-Kadir Husseini 2.601–2. Musa Budeiri, ‘A Chronicle of a Defeat Foretold: The Battle for Jerusalem in the Memoirs of Anwar Nusseibeh’,
JQ
3, Winter/Spring 2001. Begin parochial not poetical: Rose,
Senseless Squalid War
63–5. Koestler quotes on Begin/Ben-Gurion: Scammell,
Koestler
331. Begin’s military Zionist clash with Jabotinsky: Shindler,
Military Zionism
205–12, 219–23, Begin’s character and ideology including quote on hunter from ex-Israeli ambassador to Britian and paraphrased quote on maximalist ideology, emotional Judaism: Shindler,
History
147–150. Pappe 323–7. Menachem Begin,
The Revolt
(henceforth Begin) 25;
shofar
at Wall 88, 91; Descartes 46–7; attacks in Jerusalem 49, 62; operations and United Command 191–7; King David 212–20. Christopher Andrew,
Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5
352–66, including King David bomb 353. Population 93,000: Wasserstein 121; MacMichael plan 116; Fitzgerald/Gort plan 120–3; Truman/Anglo-American Commission 122; population 100,000 128. Katy Antonius parties: author interview with N. Nashashibi. Stalin and FDR at Yalta: S. M. Plokhy,
Yalta: The Price of Peace
343. Vaksberg,
Stalin Against the Jews
139. FDR, Stalin and Truman on Zionism: Morris,
1948
24–5. Churchill and Stalin to Jerusalem: Gilbert,
Winston S. Churchill
7.1046–7, 1050, 1064 – thanks to Sir Martin Gilbert for bringing this to my attention. Truman and founding of Israel: quotes from David McCullough,
Truman
415 and 595–620. Truman, character: Oren,
Power
475–7. Lord Moyne, East Prussia offer: Bar-Zohar,
Ben-Gurion
106. Katy Antonius, divorce, death of George, relationship with Barker: Segev,
Palestine
480, 499; also Katy Antonius obituary,
The Times
8 December 1984; author interview with N. Nashashibi; Bird 16–19 and 37–43.