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What land is shared between Israel and Palestine?
The British Mandate of Palestine.
Who occupied Palestine in 1944?
In 1944, Israel/Palestine was under British sovereignty as the British Mandate for Palestine.
When was Israel created out of Palestine?
The modern State of Israel was founded in the territory of the former British Mandate of Palestine in May 14, 1948.
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).
The Balfour Declaration promised a homeland for which ethnic group?
The Balfour Declaration of November 1917 promised to establish a Jewish home (not homeland) in Palestine.
What land is shared between Israel and Palestine?
The British Mandate of Palestine.
Whose colony was Palestine?
The name is British Mandate of Palestine.
Who occupied Palestine in 1944?
In 1944, Israel/Palestine was under British sovereignty as the British Mandate for Palestine.
What did the British give up when the state of Israel was created?
They gave up control of the Mandate of Palestine.
What British mandate was the focus of the Arab-Jewish controversy?
The British Mandate of Palestine was the only mandate with an Arab-Jewish controversy.
What was Britain's rule in Iraq and Palestine?
The British ruled the regions would become Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine as Mandates. From 1919-1921 the only two British Mandates in the Middle East were those of Iraq and Palestine. In 1922, the Mandate of Palestine was divided into the Mandate of Palestine and the Mandate of Transjordan.
Did the local people in British Mandate Palestine have British passports?
Yes they did.
In which Middle Eastern mandate did the Zionist movement seek to restore the Jewish homeland?
In the British Mandate of Palestine.
Was Palestine after the overthrow of the ottoman Turks a free state?
No. It was a British Mandate.
What was Israel called in 1920?
The modern State of Israel came into existence in 1948. In 1940, the area where Israel predominantly sits (excluding the Golan Heights) was called the British Mandate of Palestine. The Mandate of Palestine was not a country, but a colony of the British Empire. What made a mandate different from a colony was that the British had an obligation to help the people living in the territory to form their own government and facilitate independence. In the specific case of the Mandate of Palestine, they were required to do this for the Jews and the Arabs together.
What country was in control of Palestine after World War II?
In 1945, Palestine remained a British Mandate (United Kingdom).
Who Partitions Palestine after World War?
It was known that eh League of Nations (currently the United Nations) gave Britain the task of controlling Palestine therefore creating the British Mandate for Palestine. The Mandate lasted from 1920-1948.
