1939 ⟶ British White Paper Immigration Restrictions
The British government issues the 'White Paper'. The paper p...
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📜 British Capture of Palestine and Balfour Declaration
The British defeat the Turks and gain control of Palestine. The British issue the Balfour Declaration which gives official British support for "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people ... it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine". Many Jews interpret this to mean that all of Palestine was to become a Jewish state.⟶
Balfour DeclarationPalestineBritish MandateZionismWorld War IJewish HomelandOttoman EmpirePolitical Declaration
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Ottoman Empire🤝 British Partition Proposal Rejected
The British propose a partition between Jewish and Arab areas. It is rejected by both parties.⟶
ZionismArab-Israeli ConflictPartition PlanBritish MandatePolitical NegotiationsTwo-state solutionJewish AgencyArab Higher Committee
🚢 Aliyah Bet and Jewish Refugees
Aliyah Bet: Jewish refugees flee Germany because of persecution under the Nazi government with many turned away as illegal because of the British-imposed immigration limit.⟶
Aliyah BetIllegal ImmigrationNazi PersecutionBritish MandateJewish RefugeesZionismImmigration RestrictionHolocaust (Precursor)
Germany📜 British White Paper Immigration Restrictions
The British government issues the 'White Paper'. The paper proposed a limit of 10,000 Jewish immigrants for each year between 1940 and 1944, plus 25,000 refugees for any emergency arising during that period.⟶
British MandateWhite Paper of 1939Immigration RestrictionZionismArab-Israeli ConflictWorld War IIPolitical PolicyPalestine
United Kingdom💥 Arab Uprising against British Rule and Jewish Immigration
Great Uprising by Arabs against British rule and Jewish immigration.⟶
Arab RevoltBritish MandateZionismArab-Israeli ConflictPolitical ViolenceJewish ImmigrationGreat UprisingPalestinian Arabs
🚫 British Immigration Policy Reinforcement
The British government issues the White Paper of 1939, which sets a limit of 75,000 on Jewish immigration to Palestine for the next five years and increases Zionist opposition to British rule.⟶
British MandateWhite Paper of 1939Immigration RestrictionZionismArab-Israeli ConflictWorld War IIPolitical PolicyPalestine
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