1917 ⟶ The Balfour Declaration
First, it declared official support from the British Governm...
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📜 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.⟶
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Palestine📜 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.⟶
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Ottoman Empire🪖 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.⟶
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Ottoman EmpireUnited Kingdom📜 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🇬🇧 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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United KingdomPalestine🤝 San Remo Conference and the Mandate for Palestine
The San Remo conference of the Allied Supreme Council in Italy resulted in an agreement that a Mandate for Palestine to Great Britain would be reviewed and then issued by the League of Nations. The mandate would contain similar content to the Balfour Declaration, which indicates that Palestine will be a homeland for Jews, and that the existing non-Jews would not have their rights infringed. In anticipation of this forthcoming mandate, the British military occupation shifts to a civil rule.⟶
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