The British Foreign Office and Israel
At a Crossroads in 1976
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10282252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neill Lochery (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 497-512 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle Eastern Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-3206 • E-ISSN: 1743-7881 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00263206.2010.492985 |
| OpenAlex | W2016288767 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The article examines the complex relationship between the British Foreign Office and Israel. It argues that in 1976 was a year of transformation in the relationship as the Foreign Office shifted towards a more critical approach towards Israel following the resignation of the British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. It makes use of newly available documentary sources from the National Archives in London, which illustrate how the Foreign Office used the resignation of the widely perceived pro-Israel Wilson, and the arrival in power of James Callaghan, to quietly shift British policy towards the Arab–Israeli conflict to fall more into line with the policies of Britain's European Partners
Economic history · Foreign policy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Prime minister · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |