This book chronicles the dialogue between colonised Palestinians and their British colonisers during the Mandate years from November 1917 to May 1948. It details 490 manifestos, letters, policy statements, petitions, resolutions, and debates exchanged between the British and Palestinians. Key examples include Samuel’s The Future of Palestine, the Balfour Declaration, the League of Nations Covenant, and reports from the Palestine Arab Congress and Moslem-Christian Associations. It also covers findings from the King-Crane report, various investigations, and the arguments presented by Palestinian Delegations to London, as well as the Churchill, Passfield, and MacDonald White Papers. The book highlights petitions from the Arab Executive Committee to the League of Nations, protests from Women’s Delegations, and debates in Parliament. Key figures such as Musa Kazem al-Husseini, Awni Abdul Hadi, and Amin al-Husseini are featured alongside the UN General Assembly’s actions. The primary sources include records from the National Archives in London, online materials from universities and historians, and secondary literature on the Mandate. Ultimately, it traces the British denial of Palestinian independence, leading to the 1948 takeover by Egypt, Jordan, and Israel. Dedicated to Palestinians who fought for self-determination, it honors their struggles and the narratives of freedom fighters and historians.
