Answer:
The Supreme Court ruled against the prevailing notion of separate, but equal. In a 9-0 decision, they held that public school segregation violated the equal protection granted to United States citizens by the Fourteenth Amendment.
Explanation:
Mostly, after WWI, Britain promised them their current stretch of land in the Middle East. While Britain did not deliver, this did give them their claims, and their holdings were secured in WWII and further legitimized in the current war on terror.