British Empire-1914 onwards (Palestine) By ebo3k 1916 Sykes-Picot agreement- secret agreement between Britain and France carving up Ottoman Arab territories between them. 1917 Balfour Declaration- British support for a Jewish homeland 1918 Zionist Commission arrives in Palestine- Arabs and Christians fight them 1918 Jews make up 9% of the Palestinian population 1929 67 Jews killed in Hebron and 133 Jews in Jerusalem killed. 1930 Bedouins attack British Police and the Jews evicting them.- eviction of 1,200 Bedouins. 1931 Black Letter from Brit PM Macdonald to Zionist leader Weizmann, reaffirming support for land acquisition and immigration Dec 1, 1931 Islamic conference in Jerusalem on Jewish threat led by Mufti Hajj Amin al Husseini 1932 Istiqlaal party (pan Arab) created 1935 Al Qassam killed by Brits- inspired riots in 1936 1936 20,000 Brit troops sent to Palestine to stop conflict 1936 Jews=33% of the Palestinian population 1936 Arab Higher Committee under Hajj Amin successful in calls for national strikes Apr 1, 1936 Riots between Jews and Arabs in Jaffa after 3 Jews killed 1937 Peel Report- recommended partition (Jews get 25%)- Arabs refused Sep 1, 1937 British district officer killed in Nazareth leading to the outlaw of the Arab Higher Commitee Oct 1, 1937 Revolts break out across Palestine May 1, 1939 White Paper: Jewish immigration restricted to 75,000/ year for 5 years 1945 200,000 displaced Jews after WW2 1945 Ernst Bevin becomes foreign secretary and opts for "evenhanded" approach- unpopular with Zionists. Jul 1, 1946 King David Hotel bombed by Jews, killing 91 people 1947 UN given control over Palestinian mandate- favoured partition 1948 Creation of Israel and ethnic cleansing of 750,000 Arabs May 1, 1948 Britain withdraws completely from Palestine