William Tyler
Churchill, the Jews and Arabs in the Middle East
Summary
As Secretary of State for the Colonies from February 1921 to October 1922, Winston Churchill played a significant role in the postwar settlement of the region. After chairing the pivotal Cairo Conference in 1921, some blamed him for all subsequent problems in the Middle East, while others sought a more nuanced perspective.
William Tyler
William Tyler has spent his entire professional life in adult education, beginning at Kingsgate College in 1969. He has lectured widely for many public bodies, including the University of Cambridge and the WEA, in addition to speaking to many clubs and societies. In 2009, William was awarded the MBE for services to adult education, and he has previously been a scholar in residence at the London Jewish Cultural Centre.
Well, the cause was that we had created multiple Arab states and that we were creating a homeland for Jews. And that is the lead to the problems we’ve subsequently had, not least Iraq versus Iran. The troubles more recently Syria and of course Israeli-Hamas war.“