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| − | The '''Mandate of Palestine''', also known as '''Mandatory Palestine''', was a British overseas territory that existed form 1920 to 1948. It occupied much of what is now [[Israel]]. | + | The '''Mandate of Palestine''', also known as '''Mandatory Palestine''', was a British overseas territory that existed form 1920 to 1948. It occupied much of what is now [[Israel]]. The prior to World War I, the area has been ruled by the Ottomans. The mandate specified that the area would be a "Jewish National Home." The Arabs, who at this time viewed the area as "Southern Syria," protested the mandate.<ref>Pipes, Daniel, "[http://www.danielpipes.org/8025/the-year-the-arabs-discovered-palestine The Year the Arabs Discovered Palestine]," ''Middle East Review'', Summer, 1989.</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:08, January 3, 2016
The Mandate of Palestine, also known as Mandatory Palestine, was a British overseas territory that existed form 1920 to 1948. It occupied much of what is now Israel. The prior to World War I, the area has been ruled by the Ottomans. The mandate specified that the area would be a "Jewish National Home." The Arabs, who at this time viewed the area as "Southern Syria," protested the mandate.[1]
References
- ↑ Pipes, Daniel, "The Year the Arabs Discovered Palestine," Middle East Review, Summer, 1989.