Palestine (nov 11, 1917 – sep 1, 1948)
Description:
Britain supported Palestine during WWIPromised independence from the Ottoman Empire for the Arabs in exchange for help fighting against the Ottoman Empire during the war
1917 Balfour Agreement: Britain promises support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine
Britain promised the Arabs AND Jews contradicting things
1920: Britain controls Palestine under the Mandate system
- Jews began to migrate from Europe to Palestine --> increases a lot in the 1930s (German Jews migrate)
- Arabs vs Jews tensions begin
- Both populations start hating the British --> Anti-British sentiment
***Both Jews & Arabs dislike each other but dislike Britain more
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Date:
nov 11, 1917
sep 1, 1948
~ 30 years