Establishment and History of the Cyprus Detention Camps for Jewish Refugees (1946-1949)

The book explores the nature of the severe conflict over immigration to Palestine during the post-Second World War period, and the British policy of deportation to Detention Camps in Cyprus (1946-1949). It considers the perspective of actors such as the British Foreign Office, dominated by stubborn Ernest Bevin, and the Colonial Office, the Palestinian Jewish community and its underground Haganah and Palmach forces, the Palestinian Arabs, and the Colonial Cyprus authorities.It will appeal to those who are interested in learning more about the British side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with a particular enthusiasm towards migration policies.