Lecture 139: How Britain wanted a Jewish Ulster in Palestine by David Cronin 

Could Palestine become a “little loyal Jewish Ulster in a sea of hostile Arabism”? That was the hope expressed by Ronald Storrs, a governor of Jerusalem during and after the First World War. His words illustrated how the British elite supported the Zionist colonisation project on the understanding that doing so would advance its own interests in the Middle East. They exemplified, too, how the same elite saw strong parallels between Palestine and Ireland. In this talk, David Cronin will examine these parallels, offering an overview of how an unjust situation created a century ago persists to this day.
David Cronin is an Irish journalist, living in Brussels. He is an associate editor of The Electronic Intifada, a website focused on Palestine. His books include Balfour’s Shadow: A Century of British Support for Zionism and Israel and Europe’s Alliance with Israel: Aiding the Occupation. Both are available from www.plutobooks.com