The Disintegration of the British Empire and the Nationalist Cases of India and Israel: A Comparative AnalysisAllon Gal is Professor Emeritus of Modern Jewish History, and Co-Chairperson of the English-Speaking Countries Programme, Ben-Gurion University, Israel. Isaac Lubelsky teaches Modern Indian History at Tel Aviv University, Israel. This article is partly based on a paper presented by Professor Gal at the

Abstract

The states of India and Israel gained independence in August 1947 and May 1948 respectively. Both pre-state communities were under British rule before independence, India for some two hundred years...