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Biographies

Biography
Mu‘in al-Madi
1887 - 1957
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997

Events

Event
Appointment of the King-Crane Commission
20 March 1919 - 21 July 1919
Event
Churchill and Abdullah Reach Preliminary Understanding over Transjordan
2 March 1921 - 30 March 1921
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Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir
11 April 1921
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White Paper (Churchill) of 1922 Clarifies the Terms of the Balfour Declaration
3 June 1922
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The [Palestine] Arab Executive Committee Orders the Return of its Delegation from London
7 July 1922 - 31 July 1922
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British Recommend Partition
December 1943
Event
Labor Victory in Great Britain
26 July 1945

Historical Texts

Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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Churchill White Paper
3 June 1922
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Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
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Biltmore Conference Declaration
11 May 1942

Historical Media

Document
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Churchill at Government House Reception
28 March 1921

Highlights

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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
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Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals