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first zionist congress
Organized by Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism,
the congress officially announced Zionism’s goal of establishing a
legally assured home for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel and
created an umbrella organization to promote this goal -
McMahonHusseinCorrespondence
Sharif Hussein was the ruler of the Muslim holy city of Mecca. During
World War I, British High Commissioner Henry McMahon promised him
that Britain would grant independence to most Arab areas in the
Ottoman Empire -
BalfourDeclaration
The British Balfour Declaration promised to create a Jewish homeland
in the region comprising the ancient Land of Israel. -
British Mandatefor Palestine
The League of Nations divided Ottoman lands between the British and
the French after World War I. Britain was given the Palestine Mandate
on land comprising modern-day Israel, the West Bank, Gaza Strip and
Jordan. The Mandate incorporated the language of the Balfour
Declaration. In 1921, Britain created Transjordan as a subdivision of
the mandate in the area east of the Jordan River.
