This book, first published in 1978, examines the confrontation of the Jewish community of Palestine the Yishuv with its Arab question in the period immediately following World War 1, a period of excitement and uncertainty. Its main focus is on the different ways in which the men and women of the Yishuv perceived and defined the question of relations with the Arabs, and how they proposed to deal with the problems that arose.
Introduction. Awareness of the Arab Question, 1917-25: Some
Characteristics of the Palestinian Jewish Community. Part
1. Under the
Military Administration
1. In the Shadow of the Balfour Declaration, 1: 1918
2. In the Shadow of the Balfour Declaration, 2: 1919
3. Arab Violence and the
End of the Military Administration Part
2. Transition and Turbulence
4. The
Calm Before the Storm: July 1920 March 1921
5. Crisis and Turning Point:
May 1921 Part
3. Consolidation Under the Mandate
6. Yishuv Security after May
1921
7. Winning Arab Friends in Palestine
8. The Constitutional Struggle
9.
The Palestine Question and the Greater Arab World 10.Conclusion
Caplan, Neil
