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British Troops enter Jerusalem
In order to drive out the Turkish occupying forces -
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British mandate rule in Palestine
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WW1 ends
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Versailles Peace Conference
Balfour declaration says a Jewish homeland takes precedence over the wishes of the Arab majority
Chaim Weizmann- "to make Palestine Jewish as England is English" -
Haganah set up
1920s, Jewish defence force, later forms the basis of the Israeli army -
Violence in Jaffa
Jaffa was the main port for Jewish immigrants
Riots erupt in Tel Aviv between rival Jewish gangs.
After 2 days of rioting, 200 Jews and 120 Arabs dead or wounded -
League of Nations confirms Britain is responsible for establishing a Jewish homeland under British pressure
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Violence breaks out in Jerusalem
Arabs attack Jews inside and outside the city, it spread over four days
116 Arabs killed mostly by British police, 133 Jews killed -
Hitler came to power in Germany
Antisemitism causes many Jews to move abroad, Thousands fled to Palestine and by 1939 there were almost 450,000 Jews there -
Arab committee calls for a general strike of all Arab workers
Including government employees. Largely unsuccessful, as workers were just replaced by Jews, and Arabs lost influence on government policy. -
Higher Arab committee formed
Due to increasing desperation of the Arabs.
"a committee of Palestinian Arab leaders. Attempted to direct the Arab rebellion. Composed of different, often rival factions." -
Palestinian Arab revolt 1936
British soldiers killed by Arabs who flee to French controlled Syria. -
British Partition plan
Report in Peel commission recommended that Palestine would be best split into 2 states, one Jewish and one Arab, which the Arabs and Jews rejected -
Irgun, Zionist organisation forms
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British White Paper
Fear of Nazi alliance with Arab leader. Oil still a worry so the government issues a special "white paper," which declared Britain wanted an independent Palestine within 10 years an restrict Jewish immigration, while keeping Palestine as one state.