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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. -
McMahon-Hussein Correspondence
British High Commissioner Henry McMahon promised Sharif Hussein that Britain would grant independence to most Arab areas in the Ottoman Empire. After the war,representatives disagreed over the borders that were promised. -
Balfour Declaration
The British Balfour Declaration promised to create a Jewish homeland
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British Mandate for Palestine
