PALESTINE AND MIDDLE EAST.

PALESTINE AND MIDDLE EAST.(1/5)

# In 1916 , WWI British convinced Arab leaders to revolt against the Ottoman Empire(which was allied with Germany)  , in Return British promised to support establishment of independent Arab state including Palestine. Yet in Contradiction, they also get support of Jewish People.

# 1917 British Foreign Secretary issued a declaration BALFOUR declaration supporting the establishment of Jewish National home in Palestine.

# the spoils of war were to be shared. British and France carved up the Arab provinces of Ottoman empire and divide the control of region. As with the 1885 Berlin Conference Africa was carved up amongst various European empire.

#After WWI, Britain Governed Palestine as a Mandate of League Of Nations. Despite having differences, Palestinians and Jews struggled together against the British Mandate.

# In 1947 Britain asked the UN(United Nations) to take Over the duty of Running the area. Thus from 1920-1947 British has mandate to govern Palestine, which includes  all of Israel and today's occupied territories of Gaza strip and West Bank etc

#The Increasing number of Jewish people immigrating to the Holly land increased tension in the region. Meanwhile in 1920  Communal violence erupted between them which eventually turned into a Civil war in 1947 and the conflict is still going on.

#British Mandate to Govern Palestine ended after WWII. (United Nation General Assembly resolution 181) In 1947 UN voted through General Assembly Resolution 181 to partition Palestine into a)Jewish State b)Arab state C) and a Small International Zone.

#Arabs rejected the idea but the Plane move forward. British officially withdraw on 14 may 1948. Jewish National Council proclaimed the state of Israel. Us become the first nation to recognize it and recognition came within hours.

# Hostilities broke out almost immediately after the proclamation of state of Israel. On the next day Arab forces from Egypt ,Jordan ,Syria ,Lebanon , and Iraq invaded the new nation.

#By the ceasefire 7 January 1949 Israel had increased its original territory by 50% taking western Galilee , a broad corridor through central Palestine to Jerusalem and part of modern Jerusalem. 

# Israel become Member of UN on 11 May 1949.

In 1956 a full scale

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