7.
Q: What were the recommendations of the Peel Commission?
A: Due to the 1936-1939
Arab Revolt, the Peel Commission made recommendations in regards to the Arabs
and Jewish states. If the recommendations became a reality, the Jewish state
would be comprised of the Galilee and the coastal plain in the Mediterranean.
The Arab state, would the Negev, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. The British
would control both Jerusalem and Jaffa, as well as the land in between them.
Despite not being satisfied by the proposed size of their state, the Jews
accepted the plan. The Arabs, however, rejected it.
Question:
Did the British not take the Arabs reaction to Jewish immigration seriously
when Jews started to immigrate in 1914?
Mendes Flohr White Paper of 1939
In my opinion, the purpose White Paper of 1939
was to save face due to the unclear and overly general wording of the Balfour
Declaration. Due to three years of the Arab Revolt, the British government had
to provide a direct estimation of Jews that would be allowed to immigrate to Palestine
over the course of five years. With the Jews thinking that Palestine would solely
be their homeland and the Arabs fearful of the Jews becoming the majority,
Britain’s government declared that no more land transactions could take place.
Now aware of how both sides feel about Jews making Palestine their homeland,
the British government concluded that they couldn’t make one side happy without
enraging the other.
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