Question

Explain why the Arabs felt betrayed by the British after British occupation of Palestine.

Answer 1

Answer:The Arabs had agreed to take part in the war in exchange for independence for Arab lands ruled by the Ottomans. In correspondence conducted from July 14th, 1915, until January 30th, 1916, Britain’s Sir Henry McMahon told Sherif Hussein of Mecca, that Britain would, without “detriment to the interests” of France, “recognise and support the independence of the Arabs in the regions within the limits demanded” by the sherif.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The League of Nations issued a British mandate for Palestine—a document that gave Britain administrative control over the region, and included provisions for establishing a Jewish national homeland in Palestine—which went into effect in 1923.