MAHMOUD MUHAREB is Associate Researcher at The Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies, Doha, Qatar. He was previously Director of the Centre of Regional Studies at Al-Quds University in Palestine. He has published 6 books in Arabic as well as tens of articles in peer reviewed journals, and has a PhD in political sciences from Reading University, UK.

Mahmoud Muhareb’s book is a rigorously documented, politically consequential, and historiographically urgent work of historical scholarship ... [This book] is a landmark contribution to Middle Eastern historiography. It bridges gaps in existing literature, reinforces the Palestinian narrative with rigorously sourced archival material, and deepens our understanding of Zionist regional diplomacy before 1948.

• Introduction1. The Zionist Intelligence Service: the Beginnings of Espionage on Arabs2. Negotiations between the Jewish Agency and the National Bloc in Syria3. The Zionist Disinformation Campaign in Syria and Lebanon during the Palestinian Revolt4. From Negotiation to Penetration Relations between the Jewish Agency, the National Bloc, and the Shahbandari Opposition5. Relations between the Jewish Agency and Druze Leaders in SyriaConclusion Bibliography

MAHMOUD MUHAREB is Associate Researcher at The Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies, Doha, Qatar. He was previously Director of the Centre of Regional Studies at Al-Quds University in Palestine. He has published 6 books in Arabic as well as tens of articles in peer reviewed journals, and has a PhD in political sciences from Reading University, UK.

Mahmoud Muhareb’s book is a rigorously documented, politically consequential, and historiographically urgent work of historical scholarship ... [This book] is a landmark contribution to Middle Eastern historiography. It bridges gaps in existing literature, reinforces the Palestinian narrative with rigorously sourced archival material, and deepens our understanding of Zionist regional diplomacy before 1948.

• Introduction1. The Zionist Intelligence Service: the Beginnings of Espionage on Arabs2. Negotiations between the Jewish Agency and the National Bloc in Syria3. The Zionist Disinformation Campaign in Syria and Lebanon during the Palestinian Revolt4. From Negotiation to Penetration Relations between the Jewish Agency, the National Bloc, and the Shahbandari Opposition5. Relations between the Jewish Agency and Druze Leaders in SyriaConclusion Bibliography

MAHMOUD MUHAREB is Associate Researcher at The Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies, Doha, Qatar. He was previously Director of the Centre of Regional Studies at Al-Quds University in Palestine. He has published 6 books in Arabic as well as tens of articles in peer reviewed journals, and has a PhD in political sciences from Reading University, UK.

Mahmoud Muhareb’s book is a rigorously documented, politically consequential, and historiographically urgent work of historical scholarship ... [This book] is a landmark contribution to Middle Eastern historiography. It bridges gaps in existing literature, reinforces the Palestinian narrative with rigorously sourced archival material, and deepens our understanding of Zionist regional diplomacy before 1948.

• Introduction1. The Zionist Intelligence Service: the Beginnings of Espionage on Arabs2. Negotiations between the Jewish Agency and the National Bloc in Syria3. The Zionist Disinformation Campaign in Syria and Lebanon during the Palestinian Revolt4. From Negotiation to Penetration Relations between the Jewish Agency, the National Bloc, and the Shahbandari Opposition5. Relations between the Jewish Agency and Druze Leaders in SyriaConclusion Bibliography