Promises and Betrayals: Britain and the Holy Land

Category: Featured, Life & Society, Middle East, Videos Topics: History, Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire Views: 2126
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Uncovering shocking foreign office communications and using fascinating footage never seen on television before, this documentary shows how British double-dealing during the First World War ignited the conflict between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East.

This is a story of intrigue among rival empires; of misguided strategies; and of how conflicting promises to Arabs and Jews created a legacy of bloodshed which determined the fate of the Middle East. Avi Shlaim, Professor of International Relations at Oxford University, calls it 'one of the best historical documentaries on the Middle East I have ever seen'.

Published on Oct 4, 2017


  Category: Featured, Life & Society, Middle East, Videos
  Topics: History, Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
Views: 2126

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