Issues
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World War II (1939-1945)
A global war that took place from 1939 to 1945 and was fought between the Allies (chiefly Britain, France, and, from 1941, the Soviet Union and the United States) and the Axis (chiefly Nazi Germany, Italy and Japan). -
Woodhead Commission (Palestine Partition Commission) Report (1938)
Abdullah I of Jordan (1882-1951) Britain Jewish Agency Mandatory Palestine (1922-1948) Milestones Partition Peel Commission Woodhead CommissionThe final report issued by the Palestine Partition Commission on 9 November 1938. -
Jewish Agency Partition Proposal to the Woodhead Commission (1938)
Ben-Gurion, David (1886-1973) Jewish Agency Mandatory Palestine (1922-1948) Milestones Partition Unilateral Initiatives: Jewish/Israeli Woodhead CommissionA proposal submitted by the Jewish Agency, chaired by David Ben-Gurion, to the Woodhead Commission, a British Royal Commission mandated with drawing up proposals for the partition of Palestine. -
Weizmann's Speech to the 20th Zionist Congress (1937)
A speech given by Chaim Weizmann, President of the World Zionist Organization, before the 20th Zionist Congress in Zurich, Switzerland, on 4 August 1937. -
Jabotinsky's Speech to British MPs (1937)
A speech given by Revisionist Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky before a group of British MPs on 13 July 1937. -
Peel Commission Report (1937)
Arab Revolt Britain Mandatory Palestine (1922-1948) Milestones Partition Peel Commission Transjordan Woodhead CommissionThe final report issued by the Palestine Royal Commission, better known as the Peel Commission, on 7 July 1937. -
Avner Defense Plan (June 1937)
A “national defense scheme” for the Jewish population in Palestine authored by Elimelech ‘Avner’ Zelikowitz, a member of the Haganah, the largest Zionist militia, in June 1937. -
Ben-Gurion Partition Plan Presented at Mapai Center Meeting (1937)
A proposal for the partition of Palestine, presented by David Ben-Gurion, Chairman of the Jewish Executive, to the Mapai Party Center, in February 1937. -
Cust's Cantonization Plan (1936)
A plan presented by former Mandatory official Archer Cust during a lecture to the British Royal Central Asian Society on 4 March 1936. -
Arab Revolt in Palestine (1936-9)
An uprising conducted by Palestinian Arabs against the British Mandatory Government and the Jewish population of Palestine from 1936 to 1939. -
Al-Khalidi Proposal for Cantonization of Palestine (1934)
A plan proposed by Palestinian-Arab intellectual Ahmed Saleh Al-Khalidi in July 1934, by which Palestine would be converted into a confederation composed of a Jewish and Arab canton, superseding the Balfour Declaration. -
Palestine Administrative Boundaries Map (1934 and 1946)
Reference map showing the boundaries of districts and sub-districts in Mandatory Palestine as of 1934 and 1946. -
Jacobson Plan (1932)
A partition plan for Palestine proposed by Avigdor (Victor) Jacobson, World Zionist Organization delegate to the League of Nations, in 1931. -
1931 Census of Palestine
A census of Palestine conducted by the Mandatory government on 18 November 1931. -
Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931
Historical Basin Holy Sites League of Nations Mandatory Palestine (1922-1948) Temple Mount/Al-Haram al-SharifAn Order in Council, or type of primary legislation, pertaining to Palestine and enacted in the name of King George V on 19 May 1931.