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Bernadotte in Palestine, 1948

A Study in Contemporary Humanitarian Knight-Errantry

  • Amitzur Ilan
Book

Part of the St Antony’s book series

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction
    Amitzur Ilan
    Pages 1-6
  3. A Slow Maturity
    Amitzur Ilan
    Pages 7-24
  4. Fame and Contention: Bernadotte’s Rescue Mission in Germany
    Amitzur Ilan
    Pages 25-47
  5. To Jerusalem
    Amitzur Ilan
    Pages 49-72
  6. His Finest Hour: The Attainment of the First Truce
    Amitzur Ilan
    Pages 73-97
  7. The First Truce: The Failure of Supervision
    Amitzur Ilan
    Pages 99-123
  8. A Solution too Early: The First Bernadotte Plan and its Consequences
    Amitzur Ilan
    Pages 125-144
  9. The Second Truce: Recovery and Disintegration
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    Pages 145-175
  10. An Attempted Conspiracy: The Second Bernadotte Plan
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    Pages 177-191
  11. The Assassination of the Mediator
    Amitzur Ilan
    Pages 193-222
  12. Palestine After Bernadotte
    Amitzur Ilan
    Pages 223-247
  13. Conclusion
    Amitzur Ilan
    Pages 249-256
  14. Back Matter
    Pages 257-308
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About this book

Introduction

This book concerns Bernadotte, the Swedish diplomat who was appointed the UN mediator in Palestine in 1948 and initiated the "Bernadotte Plans". It recounts the main events of his life before he was assassinated, including the first and second truces, and describes Palestine since his death.

Keywords

death Diplomat Germany integration Irish Republican Army (IRA) media

Authors and affiliations

  • Amitzur Ilan
    • 1
  1. 1.University of NatalSouth Africa

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