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Contents Preface vii Abbreviations and Terms xvii Prologue: On the Road to Jerusalem 1 Part I A Political Process as Though There Is No Terrorism, November 1945–December 1946 1 The Only Chance for Palestine Is Partition 27 2 Toward a Clash with the Yishuv 58 3 Saving the Jews from Themselves: Operation Agatha 84 4 A State First, Immigration Later 107 Part II To Fight Terrorism as Though There Is No Political Process, July 1946–August 1947 5 “The King David Hotel Crime” 141 6 The High Commissioner’s “Conciliation Policy” 164 7 Martial Law 186 Epilogue 228 Bibliography 241 Index 247 ...

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