Jerusalem Divided: The Armistice Regime, 1947-1967
- ISBN-10
- 1135288615
- ISBN-13
- 9781135288617
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 230
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-05-22
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Raphael Israeli
Description
Traces the background to the history of the Armistice Regime, established in 1947 to combat the fighting between Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem. The author details the Armistice Commission, which governed its application and the many in-built problems that thwarted their proper functioning.
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