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The murderous role of the British in crushing the Palestinian struggle
After the British crushed the Palestinian revolt, Montgomery said he was "sorry to leave Palestine...I have enjoyed the war out here." The British deployed to Palestine methods and personnel from Ireland, where Montgomery had served in what he called "a murder campaign in which...[British] soldiers became very skilful...My own view is that to win a war of that sort, you must be ruthless.'
View and comment below on this discussion on how the British in 1936-39 ensured Zionist success in the ethnic cleansing of 1948.
Speakers:
Hazem Jamjoum, a Palestinian cultural historian, archivist, and educator based in London. He is the lead editor at the recently established publishing house Safarjal Press. His translation of Ghassan Kanafani's The Revolution of 1936-1939 in Palestine was published by 1804 Books and won the 2024 Palestine Book Award.
Professor Haim Bresheeth, a filmmaker, photographer, and film studies scholar. His books include the best-selling Introduction to the Holocaust and An Army Like No Other: How the IDF Made Israel, published by Verso in May 2020. His films include the widely shown State of Danger (1989, BBC2), London is Burning (2013) and Convivencia at the Turnpike (2015). Recent films include The Last Honeymoon in Europe (2018) - a feature-length documentary, and The Mind of the Occupier, a feature-length documentary (2020).
The discussion is chaired by SPSC founding member Mick Napier.