British Mandate of Palestine

July 1 1937 Leniency towards Arabs
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July 1 1937 Leniency towards Arabs

The Royal (Peel) Commission here characterize the Palestine government’s policy as having “from first to last been conciliatory (e.g. To the Arabs),” and that: “If one thing stands out clear from the record of the Mandatory administration, it is the leniency with which Arab political agitation, even when carried to the point of violence and […]

May 26 1937 Absorptive Capacity of Palestine according to the British
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May 26 1937 Absorptive Capacity of Palestine according to the British

“There is some mystery regarding the policy which has governed Jewish immigration since the rebellion. In April 1936 the half-yearly labour quota was 4500. In November 1936 it sank to 1800, and in May 1937 it sank again to 770. The policy is supposed to be governed by the economic absorbic capacity of Palestine to […]

October 21, 1930 International Herald Tribune
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October 21, 1930 International Herald Tribune

The British policy, that immigration into Palestine be suspended, caused consternation in Jewish circles and concealed satisfaction among the Arabs. The Jewish National Council hastily summoned from various parts of the country, sits now deliberating a reply to be issued to what they consider a most heavy blow to Jewish aspirations. The resignation of the […]

October 1930 Hope-Simpson and House of Commons on Restriction of Jewish Immigration to Palestine
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October 1930 Hope-Simpson and House of Commons on Restriction of Jewish Immigration to Palestine

Sir John-Hope Simpson: It had hitherto been taken for granted that a substantial amount of cultivable land was still available for the further expansion of Jewish colonization without injury to Arab interests. The amount (e.g. of land) available had been put by some Zionists as high as 16,000,000 dunums (e.g. 4,000,000 Acres ) or more; […]

October 1930 British Restrict Immigration to Palestine
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October 1930 British Restrict Immigration to Palestine

“The whole system under which immigration into Palestine is controlled by the administration has recently been most carefully examined, and in the month of May (e.g. 1930) it was considered necessary by His Majesty’s government, whilst leaving undisturbed Jewish immigration in its various other forms, to suspend the further issue of certificates for the admission […]

October 20, 1929 Publishing of White Paper of Lord Passfield
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October 20, 1929 Publishing of White Paper of Lord Passfield

The British government publishes the White Paper of the British colonial secretary, Lord Passfield, which adopts the anti-Zionist attitude of Hope-Simpson.

September 4, 1929 High Commissioner of Palestine Mandate Enacts Courts Ordinance
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September 4, 1929 High Commissioner of Palestine Mandate Enacts Courts Ordinance

Sir John Chancellor, High Commissioner of Palestine Mandate: “I have yesterday enacted, as a measure of public urgency, the Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 1929, to provide that the Courts of trial for criminal cases arising out of the recent disorders shall be composed of British judges. Representations have been made to me, which point to a […]

January 3, 2016 Partition of India
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January 3, 2016 Partition of India

January 3, 2016 Partition of India Attack Tests India’s Thaw With Pakistan Shootout at air base challenges Prime Minister Modi’s efforts to improve ties with Islamabad NEW DELHI ― Indian security forces hunted suspected militants at an air force base near the country’s border with Pakistan on Sunday after two days of running gun battles […]

June 1922 The Partition of the Palestine Mandate
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June 1922 The Partition of the Palestine Mandate

The Partition of the Palestine Mandate Under Article 25 of the Palestine Mandate “the field in which the Jewish national home was to be established was understood, at the time of the Balfour Declaration, to be the whole of historic Palestine, and the Zionists were seriously disappointed when trans-Jordan was cut away from that field […]

March 28, 1921 Lawrence of Arabia on Jerusalem Conference
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March 28, 1921 Lawrence of Arabia on Jerusalem Conference

Lawrence of Arabia in a letter to his friend Robert Graves: “… So, as I say, I got all I want [for other people (e.g. For the Arabs)] – the Churchill solution exceeded my one-time hopes and quitted the game. Whether the Arab national spirit is permanent and dour enough to make itself into a […]