{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"New York City","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/newyork","author_name":"grace","author_url":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/newyork\/blog\/author\/grace\/","title":"Virtual Event: Churchill and the Middle East","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Ghx4Z9KJyY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/newyork\/event\/virtual-event-churchill-and-the-middle-east\/\">Virtual Event: Churchill and the Middle East<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/newyork\/event\/virtual-event-churchill-and-the-middle-east\/embed\/#?secret=Ghx4Z9KJyY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Virtual Event: Churchill and the Middle East&#8221; &#8212; New York City\" data-secret=\"Ghx4Z9KJyY\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/newyork\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/image-9-1-e1766175288275.png","thumbnail_width":803,"thumbnail_height":422,"description":"During World War I, Britain made numerous and often contradictory promises in the Middle East\u2014including the Sykes\u2013Picot Agreement, the Balfour Declaration, commitments to Arab leaders, and support for Wilson\u2019s Fourteen Points\u2014in an effort to secure allies. After the Ottoman Empire collapsed, Britain faced the challenge of reconciling these conflicting obligations. Winston Churchill, guided by T. E. Lawrence and Gertrude Bell, led key meetings and decisions in 1921\u201322 that ultimately shaped the modern Middle East."}