Britain’s Double Promise: Arab Independence, Jewish Home – The Seeds of Palestinian Struggle

From the Sharif‑Hussein correspondence to the Balfour Declaration, Britain made two seemingly contradictory promises – one to an Arab world and another to a Jewish homeland. This episode traces the diplomatic gambits behind those commitments, how wartime politics eroded both, and how the broken assurances set the stage for lasting conflict in Palestine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices