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James Barr

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James Barr is a British historian specialising in the Middle East. He brings scholarly expertise to historical narratives of the region.

‘the real problem in Palestine is not a military problem but a political problem. Our troops can restore order; they cannot restore peace.’7 The ‘political problem’ had been created by the Balfour Declaration and, in trying to fix it, the Peel Commission had only made matters worse.

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A Line in the Sand
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