1917 ⟶ Formation of the Jewish Legion (Zion Mule Corps)
The formation of the Jewish Legion (Zion Mule Corps), initia...
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1917
1918
🪖 Formation of the Jewish Legion (Zion Mule Corps)
The formation of the Jewish Legion (Zion Mule Corps), initiated in 1914 by Joseph Trumpeldor and Zeev Jabotinsky.⟶
Jewish LegionWorld War IZionismMilitary HistoryOttoman EmpirePalestineZion Mule CorpsJewish Soldiers
Ottoman Empire
United Kingdom📜 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
United KingdomOttoman Empire⚔️ T.E. Lawrence Leads Arab Militias in Arabia
T. E. Lawrence leads Arab militias to defeat various Turkish Garrisons in Arabia.⟶
T.E. LawrenceArab RevoltWorld War IOttoman EmpireWarfareMilitary HistoryMiddle EastLawrence of Arabia
Ottoman Empire📜 Balfour Declaration Documented
The British Government issues the Balfour Declaration which documented three main ideas:
First, it declared official support from the British Government for "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people", and promised that the British Government would actively aid in these efforts.
Second, it documented that the British Government would not support actions that would prejudice the civil and religious rights of the existing non-Jewish residents of Palestine.
Finally, it confirmed that Jews living in any other country would, similarly, not be prejudiced.⟶
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United Kingdom📜 The Balfour Declaration
First, it declared official support from the British Government for "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people", and promised that the British Government would actively aid in these efforts.
Second, it documented that the British Government would not support actions that would prejudice the civil and religious rights of the existing non-Jewish residents of Palestine.
Finally, it confirmed that Jews living in any other country would, similarly, not be prejudiced.⟶
ZionismBalfour DeclarationBritish MandatePalestineWorld War IJewish HomelandChaim WeizmannPolitical Declaration
United Kingdom
Palestine🇬🇧 British Army Occupies Palestine
The British Army gains control of Palestine with military occupation, as the Ottoman Empire collapses in World War I.⟶
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