ABSTRACT
The idea of a Jewish-Arab-Armenian alliance under British auspices had little chance for success from its inception. In any case, in 1917, Mark Sykes and Aaron Aaronsohn together enthusiastically supported the idea of a Jewish-Arab-Armenian alliance. It should be remembered that by the end of 1916, at the latest, Sykes had established close contact with James Malcolm and other Armenians. Sykes displayed active interest in the Armenian question by the spring of 1916. Ambassador Henry Morgenthau expressed a fear that the actions against the Armenians would later be directed against the Zionists. Armenian independence was vital to the success of a Jewish Palestine. The Jews of Palestine needed a stable and progressive Armenian state which would stand between them and any potential aggressor. Eliezer Livneh argues that Aaron, made contact with Armenian leaders in London and Paris—James Malcolm, Boghos Nubar Pasha, and Ahronian—by the end of 1916.
