The British conquest of Jerusalem took place in December 1917. In the second episode dedicated to Jerusalem in World War One, I discuss the value of Jerusalem for the British during the war, how this changed but more importantly once the British began to plan the conquest of Palestine, how policy makers began to invest time and effort in order to prepare for the much awaited conquest of the Holy City. Later in the podcast I discuss the British conquest of the city, the military operation and how the city was surrendered. Lastly, I discuss how Jerusalemites reacted and experienced the first few years of British rule. 

Originally published on 07/06/2022

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With this episode I started a series divided in 5 episodes discussing Jerusalem during the First World War. In this first installment I discuss the large question of Ottoman mobilization in 1914 and in the second part the mobilization process that started in the summer of the same year. In the last part of the episode I will discuss the general conditions of war-time Jerusalem, while many details will be discussed in the episodes dedicated to the Spanish Consul Conde de Ballobar, Leah Tennembaum and the American Consul Otis Glazebrook. 

Originally published on 06/29/22

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In his new book 'Both sides of the goal: a history of football in Palestine and Arab-Jewish relations during the British Mandate' (original in Hebrew), tells the story of the emergence of football in Palestine and how the game was enjoyed, organized and exploited by both Arabs and Jews in Palestine during the British Mandate. Football was introduced at the end of the late Ottoman era through Christian institutions and in a few decades it became the most popular sport in Palestine. Omer, tells about the development of football and how it became an avenue reflecting Arab-Jewish relations in Mandatory Palestine. Omer tells us plenty of important stories that help us to understand the complex Arab-Jewish relations through the British era.

Originally publishes on 06/22/2022

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In this episode Faisal Saleh - founder and director of the Palestine Museum US - and Nancy Nesvet - curator of the 'From Palestine with Art' exhibition at the Venice Biennale - tell us about their amazing work. Palestine Museum US was founded by Palestinian American Faisal Saleh who, after over 40 years of entrepreneurial work, tuned his attention to managing the most ambitious Palestinian media project in the United States. Located in Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA, the museum opened its doors on April 22, 2018. Recently, through the idea of Preserving Palestinian history & culture telling the Palestinian story through the arts, they were able to exhibit Palestinian works at the Venice Biennale. 

https://www.palestinemuseum.us/

Oroginally published 06/15/2022

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The Jerusalem Quarterly Dakkak Award winner Adey Almohsen in this episode takes us back to the Jerusalem of the 1960s when a generation of Palestinians who experienced the Nakba began to consider how to elaborate this tragic event through literature and poetry. His award winning essay which will be published in the Jerusalem Quarterly looks at the al-Ufuq al-Jadid magazine published by Ammin Shunnar until 1967 when the Israeli captured East Jerusalem. In this episode we talked about the magazine and how East Jerusalem became a hub of cultural production and consumption during the so-called Jordanian era. As we are looking forward to read the full article, this episode, we hope, will add an important element to the history of Jerusalem. 

Originally published on 06/08/2022

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In this episode the new director of Emek Shaveh Alon Arad tells about their activities and tours around Jerusalem, Palestine and Israel. Emek Shaveh is a NGO working to defend cultural heritage rights and to protect ancient sites as public assets that belong to members of all communities, faiths and peoples. Emek Shaveh objects to the fact that the ruins of the past have become a political tool in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and work to challenge those who use archaeological sites to dispossess 

disenfranchised communities. Members of the organization view heritage site as resources for building bridges and strengthening bonds between peoples and cultures and believe that archaeological sites cannot constitute proof of precedence or ownership by any one nation, ethnic group or religion over a given place. In this episode Alon describes with plenty of details how members of Emek Shaveh work and towards the of the episode he takes the listeners through a virtual tour of Silwan and the City of David providing critical elements in order to understand the relevance of archaeology for the daily lives of those who live in Jerusalem.

https://emekshaveh.org/

Originally published on 06/01/2022

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In 1917 the Egypt Expeditionary Force led by General Edmund Allenby conquered Southern Palestine, Jerusalem and later in 1918 Northern Palestine. In this episode, Professor Matthew Hughes tells us about the British army in Palestine, its strategies against the Ottomans and tells us more about Allenby himself. The conquest of Palestine and Jerusalem occurred as part of the First World War, however as many previous guests have pointed out the British had already plans set in motion for one day 

securing the region in one way or another. 1917 proved to be a crucial year in the long history of Jerusalem as Ottoman rule ended the British established their own rule which dramatically changed the fabric of the city.

Originally published on 05/25/2022

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Steven Wagner, historian of intelligence and security, tells us about the little known history of British intelligence in Palestine during the British Mandate. His work looks at how the British created a state based on intelligence and control where Jerusalem was at the center of the political drama that unfolded between 1918 and 1948. We also discussed several interesting figures who produced intelligence and influenced British policy making in Palestine. We also discussed the legacy of British intelligence 

gathering techniques which were then adopted by both the newly created State of Israel and Jordan. 

Originally published on 05/18/2022

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The lives of this trailblazing dynasty of royal women, and the crusading Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, are the focus of Katherine Pangonis's book. In 

QUEENS OF JERUSALEM we explored the role women played in the governing of the Middle East during periods of intense instability, and how they persevered to rule and seize greater power for themselves when the opportunity presented itself. Our conversation will take you through the history of Crusader Jerusalem and its queens, from Melisende to Sibylla, from their rise to power and the eventual fall of Jerusalem in 1187. 

Originally published on 05/22/2022

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Karene Sanchez is an expert of so many fields in the history of Jerusalem and Palestine that it is hard to summarize our discussion. As usual we started with a chat on how Karene has come to work on Palestine and Jerusalem and from there we explored the question of languages spoken in the region, the local Christian communities, particularly the Catholics, both Latins and Melkites. Lastly we discussed the large and fascinating topic of European cultural diplomacy which targeted Palestinians and 

Jerusalemites, first through the work of missionaries and later of diplomatic missions. 

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-55540-5

Originally published on 05/04/2022

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