"Like his other books, Cronin’s latest work sheds light in the dark corners of western imperialist policies that wreak havoc in most of the world. This one about British policies over the 100 years since Balfour is worthy of reading not only by every British person interested in truth but all humans who yearn for peace and justice."
— Mazin Qumsiyeh, Bethlehem University
"It is not surprising that each year the November anniversary of the Balfour promise is celebrated by British friends of Israel and mourned by millions of dispossessed Palestinian refugees. Speaking the truth about the catastrophic consequences of British support for Zionism, this amply documented book shows how Britain erected and for decades maintained the scaffolding that gave birth to a settler-colonial state in Palestine and the Palestinian Nakba. Acknowledging Britain’s moral responsibility towards the Palestinians is a key message of this timely and courageous book. A must read for those seeking truth and reconciliation in the Middle East."
— Nur Masalha, editor of Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies
"'Journalists', Cronin tells us, 'have a duty to cause trouble for the powerful'. This sense of duty informs every word of Balfour's Shadow. From Foreign Secretary Balfour's illegitimate 1917 promise to the Jews of a homeland in Palestine to Tony Blair's global grandstanding and profiteering on Israel's behalf in the 21stcentury, Cronin exposes Britain as an enabler of Israeli apartheid. He blends indignation with meticulous objectivity in an alternative history that is concise but comprehensive."
— Raymond Deane, composer
"Cronin describes vividly how, by deception, Britain's imperial designs and perceived need for international Jewish support in wartime gave birth to the Balfour Declaration of November 1917, which handed Arab Palestine to the Zionist Movement, as a 'Jewish national home' or Jewish state. Cronin examines Britain's continuing pernicious, deadly and lucrative relationship with Israel, its political support for Israel's war crimes, and theft of Arab land and the mutual arms trade."
— Tim Llewellyn, former BBC Middle East Correspondent
“The most dramatic centenary account of the Balfour revolution.”
— Robert Fisk
“This book leaves the reader in no doubt that government actions have the power to make or break lives and communities.”
— Lynsey Hanley, Guardian
"Balfour’s Shadow is a passionate, cogently argued presentation of the tragic and devastating consequences of the 1917 Balfour Declaration. Cronin’s work provides a unique insight into the historic and current relationship between Britain, Israel and the Palestinians."
— Selma Dabbagh, novelist and playwright
"This superb book is a revelation, uncovering the dreadful history—and present—of Britain's connivance with Israeli atrocities. It is also badly needed given the silence that has largely prevailed, in both academia and media, on the crucial relationship between British and Israeli governments. It really deserves to be widely read and understood."
— Mark Curtis, author of Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam