Title Britain's naval and political reaction to the illegal immigration of Jews to Palestine, 1945-1948 / Fritz Liebreich

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 370 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The determinants of British policy towards Jewish immigration into Palestine, from the Balfour Declaration via the Royal Commissions to the 1939 White book and to the final abandonment of the 'national home' commitment -- 3. The British preoccupation with the perceived danger of communist infiltration and subversion -- 4. Britain's fight against the sources of illegal immigration beyond the borders of Palestine and her confrontation with the financial, logistic and moral supporters in Europe and North America -- 5. The legal issues involved -- 6. Detention in Palestine -- the deportation of illegal Jewish immigrants to Cyprus and their detention/ imprisonment : the legal base constructed by Britain -- 7. The rules of engagement adopted by the adversaries -- 8. The British forces engaged in anti-immigration patrols and the confronting Jewish adversaries -- 9. The physical confrontation : interception and diversion policies in theory and practice -- 10. Refoulement and abandonment of the boarding policy -- 11. Conclusion : conduct and effects of the British policy and the final failure of the blockade -- appendix 1. List of RN and PP vessels engaged in the 'Palestine Patrol' -- appendix 2. List of deportation and prison ships -- appendix 3. Details of Jewish illegal ships which landed immigrants on the Palestinian coast or were intercepted by British Armed Forces or Palestine Police -- appendix 4. Crew members of HM ships interviewed by the author -- appendix 5. Crew members of IJI ships interviewed by the author -- appendix 6. Biographical glossary Summary This book provides an important shift in the analysis of Britain's policy towards the illegal postwar Jewish immigration into Palestine. It charts the development of Britain's response to Zionist immigration, from the initial sympathy, as embodied in the Balfour Declaration, through attempts at blockade, refoulement and finally disengagement. The book exposes differences in policy pursued by the great departments of state like the Foreign, Colonial and War Offices and their legal advisors, and those implemented by the Admiralty. The book argues that the eventual failure of Britain' Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-360) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Zionism -- Government policy -- Great Britain Immigrants -- Palestine Jews -- Palestine. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. Emigration and immigration -- Government policy Immigrants Diplomatic relations Jews Zionism -- Government policy SUBJECT Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Palestine Palestine -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- Great Britain Palestine -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain Subject Great Britain Middle East -- Palestine Form Electronic book ISBN 0203309871 9780203309872 9781135766894 1135766894 9781135766931 1135766932 9781135766948 1135766940 9786610281879 6610281874 1280281871 9781280281877

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