Policy of Deceit: Britain and Palestine, 1914-1939

Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2025

‘The work of a lifetime, a forensic, fair-minded examination of the Hussein–McMahon correspondence that exposes how the British government broke its promises to the people of Palestine.’
The Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year

This is the untold story of Britain’s role in the Israel–Palestine conflict.

During the First World War, the British High Commissioner in Egypt reached a secret agreement with the Sharif of Mecca. If the Sharif ...