Relations were difficult and often tense.
The British limited Jewish immigration to Palestine in exchange for Arab oil resources.
Answer this question… The British supported a Jewish homeland in Palestine despite an earlier promise to grant Arabs in the colony independence.
They were allies against the Germans.
The British did not rule Palestine during the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9, leaving just before the war began. It was actually the British withdrawal from Mandatory Palestine that allowed Israel to declare independence. This declaration, in turn, was what precipitated the Arab invasion of the former British Mandate of Palestine and of Israel specifically. As for why the British were ruling Mandatory Palestine from 1919-1948, this was as a result of the Treaty of Versailles which gave numerous former Ottoman Territories to Great Britain and France to supervise as they organized properly for their future independence.
Jews
There was no Israel during Hitler's Regime.Palestinian Jews formed an armed core to attack Nazis in Europe and the Middle East. As Ben-Gurion said: "We will attack the British Occupation in Palestine as if there were no war in Europe and we will fight the Nazis in Europe alongside the British as if there were no war in Palestine."
There was no Israel during Hitler's Regime.Palestinian Jews formed an armed core to attack Nazis in Europe and the Middle East. As Ben-Gurion said: "We will attack the British Occupation in Palestine as if there were no war in Europe and we will fight the Nazis in Europe alongside the British as if there were no war in Palestine."
During the war years, the relationship between the Muslim League and the British government was complex. Initially, the Muslim League supported the British war effort, hoping to secure political favors and protection for Muslim interests. But as the war progressed and demands for independence grew, the Muslim League became more critical of British rule and advocated for greater self-governance and representation for Muslims in post-war India.
Lawrence of Arabia was important because he was the liaison during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. His full name is Thomas Edward Lawrence and he was a British Army officer between 1916 and 1918.
Almost excellent. They still bore some grudges (the French - for the sinking of their fleet in Morocco by the British, and the British - for France's "hasty" surrender), but their alliance was vital.
Ancient Palestine refers to the region roughly encompassed by the former British Mandate of Palestine during all time-periods prior to 500 C.E. This territory is makes up part of the Southern Levant in the Middle East (Southwest Asia).
soured as the Americans came to believe that the British treated them like second-class citizens