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What led great Britain to change its mind about establishing a Jewish homeland in its territory of palestine?
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It was never Britain's decision to create a Jewish homeland in the territory referred to as Palestine. The League of Nations, the precursor to the United Nations, created the mandate and gave it to Britain to administer. Britain then violated its mandate by giving 80% of the land set out to be the Jewish homeland to the Arabs.
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What factor most contributed to Palestine becoming a contested territory in the Th century?
Great britain had promised lands in palestine to both muslims and jews
How long did Great Britain occupy Palestine?
Great Britain administered Palestine on behalf of the League of Nations between 1920 and 1948, a period referred to as the "British Mandate." Two states were established within the boundaries of the Mandate territory, Palestine and Transjordan (Jordan).
After World War 1 Britain ruled Iraq and Palestine as?
B. mandates on behalf of the League of Nations, but did not own the territory.
Which territory was controlled by Great Britain in the years following World War 1 and lost land when the nation of Israel was created in 1948?
Palestine
Why did tensions increase between great Britain and Jews in Palestine during world war 1?
Answer this question… The British supported a Jewish homeland in Palestine despite an earlier promise to grant Arabs in the colony independence.
Which factor most contributed to Palestine becoming a contested territory in the 20th century?
Answer this question… Great Britain had promised lands in Palestine to both Muslims and Jews.
Who governed Palestine before the State of Israel was declared?
Britain. Answer2. The territory of Palestine, i.e. the geographical area that included modern Jordan( it comprises over 70% of Palestine), Gaza, Israel ( including Judea and Samaria), Southern part of Syria and Soutehrn part of Lebanon, was by the decision of the League of Nations passed under the mandate of Great Britain with the condition that Great Britain would make it "The Home for Jewish People". Great Britain, in pursue of its political goals, breached this condition and passed over 70% of the territory of Palestine to Arab clan of Hashemites, proclaiming Abdallah, the son of the small Arabian war-lord Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi , the Emir of Transjordan and then he proclaimed himself the King. That was the beginning of the conflict known as the Arab-Israeli conflict that lasts already more than 70 years. As a matter of fact, Great Britain did not rule in Palestine; it was a Mandate Power whose role was to create the necessary conditions for making the territory under its Mandate ready for becoming independent nations.
What was the the Balfour declaration?
The Balfour Declaration (1917) was a promise to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. The document was a letter sent by UK Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Baron Rothschild, for transmission to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland.
What was the British policy towards the Jews and Arabs in the Palestinian mandate?
A:At the beginning of the twentieth century, the total Jewish population of Palestine was estimated at around 20,000 persons, but this quickly increased with legal and illegal immigration. British policy on the territory was informed by the Balfour Declaration of 1917, whereby Palestine would be regarded as a homeland for the Jews, subject to the rights of the Arabs, but would not necessarily be an independent state. By 1939, Britain was moving away from this position, and a white Paper recommended that an Arab state of Palestine be created. In order to force Britain's hand and ensure a favourable outcome, the Jews commenced a program of terrorism, with the Stern Gang as the main participant. In 1946, the British headquarters in the King David Hotel were blown up. By February 1947, the number of British casualties in Palestine has risen sharply and Britain called on the UN to solve the Palestinian problem.
What European country cotrolled the palestine after the World War 2?
Britain controlled Palestine after WW2
When did Britain withdraw from Palestine?
The final British soldiers withdrew from Palestine on May 13, 1948.
Why was palestine divided after World War 2?
during the world war2 Britain needed help defeating the Nazis so they turned to the Jews in Europe promising them with an independent land of their own in case they agreed to fight for them and they did. Since palestine was allready occupied by Britain and Jerusalem is where Jews used to live 2000 years ago Britain decided to end its occupation there leaving it to the Jews to be the new occupiers however the british occupation was only military unlike the Jews where they turned it into a homeland so that's where the U.N. resolution of deviding palestine came from
