HKMUN ISRAEL VS PALESTINA

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  • Balfour Declaration

    Balfour Declaration
    Was a statement issued by the British government on November 2, 1917, during World War I. It took the form of a letter from Arthur James Balfour, the British Foreign Secretary, to Lord Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community. The declaration expressed the British government's support for the establishment of "a national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, which at that time was part of the Ottoman Empire. The exact wording was as follows:

  • British Mandate for Palestine

    British Mandate for Palestine
    Was a legal commission established by the League of Nations, granting Britain administrative control over Palestine after World War I. The mandate officially began on July 24, 1922, though British control of the region had started earlier in 1920, following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire.