Source: South China Morning PostAs the Chinese Communist Party celebrates its centenary, now is a good time to look at the uses and abuses of history.
On an immediately topical note, this month 100 years ago saw the first serious outbreak of communal violence between Arabs and Jews in Palestine. Arabs were incensed at Britain being given a League of Nations mandate to rule this former piece of the Ottoman Empire and at Britain’s promise in 1917 to make Palestine a “national home” for the Jewish people.
Then, only about 10…Read More