November 1, 1917 Battle of Beersheba – Prime Minister David Lloyd George
November 1, 1917 Battle of Beersheba Prime Minister David Lloyd George: ‘Jerusalem was a Christmas present for the British nation.’
British Mandate of Palestine
April 18, 1920 Sam Reno Conference and the Palestine Mandate
April 18, 1920 Sam Reno Conference and the Palestine Mandate The San Remo Conference resulted in the signing of the Peace Treaty with Turkey, dividing the former Ottoman Empire. “The Mandatory will be responsible for putting into effect the declaration originally made on the 2nd November, 1917, by the British Government and adopted by the […]
June 30, 1920 The Palestine Mandate
June 30, 1920 The Palestine Mandate Headquarters: Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (South) Jerusalem
April 18, 1920 Sam Reno Conference and the Palestine Mandate
The San Remo Conference resulted in the signing of the Peace Treaty with Turkey, dividing the former Ottoman Empire. “The Mandatory will be responsible for putting into effect the declaration originally made on the 2nd November, 1917, by the British Government and adopted by the other Allied Powers in favour of the establishment in Palestine […]
June 30, 1920 Headquarters: Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (South) Jerusalem
June 30, 1920 The Palestine Mandate Headquarters: Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (South) Jerusalem
July 12th 1920 Sir Arthur Balfour
July 12th 1920 The Palestine Mandate Sir Arthur Balfour So far as the Arabs are a great, interesting, and attractive race I hope they will remember that . . . the great powers, and among all the great powers most especially Great Britain, has freed them, the Arab race, from the tyranny of their brutal […]
December 1920 Third Palestinian Arab Conference-Haifa
December 1920 Arabs Say No to Jewish Homeland – State of Israel Third Palestinian Arab Conference-Haifa “Palestine, the Holy Land, belongs to the Christian and Moslem worlds and the administration of its affairs should not be entrusted to non-Moslems and non-Christians.” Source: Esco Foundation for Palestine. Palestine, A Study of Jewish, Arab, and British Policies, […]
December 23rd, 1920 The Government of Ireland Act
The British Partition of Ireland The six northeastern counties of Ireland are partitioned to create northern Ireland (Protestant). While the larger portion becomes The Republic of Ireland (Catholic) Source: Wiki