The British Mandate and Its Repercussions on the Jewish Project in Palestine, 1920-1948

Abstract

       The end of World War I and the defeat of the Ottoman Empire led to the occupation of Arab lands by European powers, primarily Britain and France, and the imposition of colonial projects upon them, particularly the Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Balfour Declaration. These agreements were subsequently ratified internationally, acquiring legal status through the imposition of mandates over Arab lands by a decision of the Council of Allied Powers in San Remo, Italy, on April 25, 1920, which approved the British Mandate for Palestine.

    The research is divided into three sections. The first section addresses the Zionist movement and its impact on the imposition of the British Mandate over Palestine. The second section examines the British Mandate's policy of Judaizing Palestine and the Palestinian Arab people's stance towards it. The third section explores the rise of popular and Arab opposition to the Mandate's policies and its impact on the international position until the end of the Mandate.