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Ottoman Empire And British Support
The Ottoman Empire sided with Germany in the first world war Britan also supported an Arab Revolt against the Ottoman's. The Britsh also promised the Jews a Homeland in Palestinian territory. (Slight start to Zionism ideology) -
The Arabs and Syrian takeover and the granting of other countries.
The Arabs took over Syria, led by Prince Faysal ibn Huseyn of the Arabian Hashemite dynasty. After the war, the League of Nations granted France and Britain control (‘mandates’) over the former Ottoman territories. France was given Syria, while Britain got a mandate over what became Israel, the West Bank, Gaza and Jordan. -
The Great British Split
The British divided their mandate in two. East of the river Jordan became the emirate of Transjordan and was ruled by Faysal’s brother Abdullah. West of the Jordan became the Palestine mandate and remained under British control. -
Jewish immigration tension
Jewish immigration to what was now the Palestine mandate from Europe, which had been going on since the 1880s, increased just before the second world war due to persecution by the Nazis. The local Arabs wanted to limit the numbers arriving. There were clashes between the Jewish immigrants and Palestinians supported by neighbouring Arab states