The Development of the League of Nations Idea in Great Britain, 1914-1919

Modernity, Minority, and the Public Sphere

“…Further complicating their participation was the conflict in Palestine and the increasing linkage, real or imagined, of Jews to Zionism. Yet we can also note that the level of participation in nationalist politics by the population as a whole remained limited, and in some spheres of political life Jews 56 Krämer, The Jews in Modern Egypt, [26][27][28][29]" ejiw, Ruth Kimche, Ṣiyonut be-ṣel ha-piramidot: ha-tenuʿah ha-ṣiyonit be-Miṣrayim, 1918-1948(Tel Aviv: Am Oved, 2009Krämer, Jews in Modern Egypt, 28;Beinin, The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry, 33-35, 46. participated disproportionately to their numbers. Take, for example, the case of communism, a kind of secular middle ground, where in theory one's religious background is irrelevant.…”

“…In some cases, ethno-national identity appeared to have played a role in legalistic differences and disagree- 49 Frumkin,Derekh Shofet Beyerushalaim,323. 50 Yosef Eliyahu Chelouche, Parashat Hayay 1870-1930(Tel Aviv: Babel, 2005 42/109, 1942, in Frumkin, Pesakim nivharim shel Gad Frumkin shofet be-vet ha-mishpat ha-ʿelyon le-Erets-Yisraʾel, 1920-1948 See the meeting between Chaim Arlozorov, head of the political department in the Jewish Agency, with supreme justices Khayyat, Khalidi, and Jarrallah, 16 February 1932. Arlozorov, Yoman Yerushalayim, available online: http://benyehuda.org/arlosoroff/jj_feb1932.html (February 2014.…”

Interwar Internationalism, the British Labour Party, and the Historiography of International Relations

“…Moreover, the party now wholeheartedly supported the idea of a league ( LPCR , 1917:134–135). Soon “Labor [ sic ] was easily the most important political force behind the drive for a League of Nations” (Winkler, 1948:109). Thus, from 1918 onwards Labour was a central part of the British peace movement, sharing its hopes for a future league: “[T]he fundamental purpose of the British Labour Movement in supporting the continuance of the struggle is that the world may henceforth be made safe for democracy” (Labour, 1918:319).…”

“…Organizations like the Bryce Group, The League of Nations Society, and The League of Free Nations Association also called for the establishment of a league of nations. 7 The common denominator in the different proposals was the radical spirit and critique of traditional international 7 The latter two later merged in the League of Nations Union, which throughout the interwar years was a powerful voice arguing for a League-oriented foreign policy and with which many Labour intellectuals maintained close contact (Winkler, 1948;Birn, 1974;Ceadel, 2000). politics.…”

“… 7 The latter two later merged in the League of Nations Union, which throughout the interwar years was a powerful voice arguing for a League‐oriented foreign policy and with which many Labour intellectuals maintained close contact (Winkler, 1948; Birn, 1974; Ceadel, 2000). …”