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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Geopolitical analysis / book excerpt (house oversight committee production)
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Summary
This document is page 37 of a historical or geopolitical text (likely a book or academic paper) included in a House Oversight production. It analyzes British naval strategy regarding the Suez Canal and India, the dismantling of the Ottoman Empire during WWI, and the subsequent division of the Middle East into territories like Palestine, Trans-Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. While part of a document set likely related to an investigation involving Epstein/Maxwell (given the footer), the specific content of this page is strictly historical analysis.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Hashemites | Ruling Dynasty/Group |
British located a home for this group on the east bank of the Jordan River.
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| Bedouin tribes | British Allies |
Allied with the British in the Arabian Peninsula to undermine the Ottomans.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Ottoman Empire |
Target of British strategy during WWI.
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| British Empire / The British |
Major geopolitical actor discussed regarding strategy in the Middle East.
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| France |
Partner in agreement to divide the Ottoman province of Syria.
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Timeline (2 events)
World War I
Conflict during which the British sought to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
Middle East/Europe
British
Ottoman Empire
World War II
Conflict from which the British emerged economically and militarily crippled.
Global
Britain
Locations (17)
Relationships (2)
One was an alliance with Bedouin tribes in the Arabian Peninsula
Under an agreement with France, the Ottoman province of Syria was divided into two parts
Key Quotes (3)
"The importance of the Suez was such that the presence of a hostile, major naval force in the eastern Mediterranean represented a direct threat to British interests."Source
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"Britain had little interest in this goal, but saw such discussions as part of the process of destabilizing the Ottomans."Source
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"First, the British emerged economically and militarily crippled from World War II and unable to retain their global empire, Palestine included."Source
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primary sea lane to India. As such, Gibraltar and the Suez were
crucial. The importance of the Suez was such that the presence of a
hostile, major naval force in the eastern Mediterranean represented a
direct threat to British interests. It followed that defeating the
Ottoman Empire during World War I and breaking its residual naval
power was critical. The British, as was shown at Gallipoli, lacked the
resources to break the Ottoman Empire by main force. They resorted
to a series of alliances with local forces to undermine the Ottomans.
One was an alliance with Bedouin tribes in the Arabian Peninsula;
others involved covert agreements with anti-Turkish, Arab interests
from the Levant to the Persian Gulf. A third, minor thrust was
aligning with Jewish interests globally, particularly those interested in
the refounding of Israel. Britain had little interest in this goal, but saw
such discussions as part of the process of destabilizing the Ottomans.
The strategy worked. Under an agreement with France, the Ottoman
province of Syria was divided into two parts on a line roughly
running east-west between the sea and Mount Hermon. The northern
part was given to France and divided into Lebanon and a rump Syria
entity. The southern part was given to Britain and was called
Palestine, after the Ottoman administrative district Filistina. Given
the complex politics of the Arabian Peninsula, the British had to find
a home for a group of Hashemites, which they located on the east
bank of the Jordan River and designated, for want of a better name,
the Trans-Jordan — the other side of the Jordan. Palestine looked
very much like traditional Israel.
The ideological foundations of Zionism are not our concern here, nor
are the pre- and post-World War II migrations of Jews, although
those are certainly critical. What is important for purposes of this
analysis are two things: First, the British emerged economically and
militarily crippled from World War II and unable to retain their
global empire, Palestine included. Second, the two global powers that
crucial. The importance of the Suez was such that the presence of a
hostile, major naval force in the eastern Mediterranean represented a
direct threat to British interests. It followed that defeating the
Ottoman Empire during World War I and breaking its residual naval
power was critical. The British, as was shown at Gallipoli, lacked the
resources to break the Ottoman Empire by main force. They resorted
to a series of alliances with local forces to undermine the Ottomans.
One was an alliance with Bedouin tribes in the Arabian Peninsula;
others involved covert agreements with anti-Turkish, Arab interests
from the Levant to the Persian Gulf. A third, minor thrust was
aligning with Jewish interests globally, particularly those interested in
the refounding of Israel. Britain had little interest in this goal, but saw
such discussions as part of the process of destabilizing the Ottomans.
The strategy worked. Under an agreement with France, the Ottoman
province of Syria was divided into two parts on a line roughly
running east-west between the sea and Mount Hermon. The northern
part was given to France and divided into Lebanon and a rump Syria
entity. The southern part was given to Britain and was called
Palestine, after the Ottoman administrative district Filistina. Given
the complex politics of the Arabian Peninsula, the British had to find
a home for a group of Hashemites, which they located on the east
bank of the Jordan River and designated, for want of a better name,
the Trans-Jordan — the other side of the Jordan. Palestine looked
very much like traditional Israel.
The ideological foundations of Zionism are not our concern here, nor
are the pre- and post-World War II migrations of Jews, although
those are certainly critical. What is important for purposes of this
analysis are two things: First, the British emerged economically and
militarily crippled from World War II and unable to retain their
global empire, Palestine included. Second, the two global powers that
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