“When the Balfour Declaration was released to the public at the end of the year, Gertrude attacked it viciously. Sir Arthur Balfour, the British Foreign Secretary, had written a letter to Lord Rothschild, leader of the Jewish community in England,… — Janet Wallach Copy Share Image
“American President, Woodrow Wilson, whose idealistic thoughts were purely on his new concepts of the League of Nations and the mandate system. “The peoples… — Janet Wallach Copy Share Image
“No one had asked her to marry him, nor was there someone she wished to wed. Not that she did not enjoy the company… — Janet Wallach Copy Share Image
“Then, as now, archaelogists and writers ventured where others feared to tread.” — Janet Wallach Copy Share Image
“Faisal and Lawrence had come from London, where, on January 3, 1919, Faisal signed an agreement with the Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann on the… — Janet Wallach Copy Share Image
“The ultimate source of power, here as in the whole course of Arab history, is the personality of the commander. Through him, whether he… — Janet Wallach Copy Share Image
“When the Balfour Declaration was released to the public at the end of the year, Gertrude attacked it viciously. Sir Arthur Balfour, the British… — Janet Wallach Copy Share Image
“But her role had changed; she was now available for marriage and her primary task was to find a mate. As Florence and Hugh… — Janet Wallach Copy Share Image
“From the point of view of most of the Arabs, another foreign conqueror, heretic and Western, had come into their land, evicted their Muslim… — Janet Wallach Copy Share Image
“After a while, when he finished telling his stories, they broke bread to bind their friendship and shared salt as a promise of his… — Janet Wallach Copy Share Image
