Part Two: The Origins of Terror in Palestine
Summary
Hosting Dr. Donald Curran, this episode explores Vladimir Jabotinsky’s strategic creation of the Jewish Legion during WWI to secure British support for Zionism. The discussion covers Ottoman deportations, the rise of right-wing Zionist militias, and the assassination of anti-Zionist poet Jacob Israel de Haan by the Haganah. The hosts analyze how escalating violence and ideological hardening shaped the conflict between Zionist and Arab nationalist movements in Mandatory Palestine.
Topics discussed
Intro, sponsor ads, and guest introduction
Vladimir Jabotinsky and the Zion Mule Corps in WWI
Ottoman repression, Black Thursday, and the 1918 flu
Post-war tensions and the rise of the Haganah
Jabotinsky's Betar movement and fascist sympathies
Jacob Israel de Haan: Poet, Zionist, and anti-Zionist
Social mixing, brothels, and cultural tensions in Jaffa/Tel Aviv
The 1929 Palestine riots and Hebron massacre
The Irgun, Lehi, and definitions of terrorism
The 1936-1939 Arab Revolt and British crackdown
The SS Patria disaster and conclusion
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