Arab Israeli Conflict

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What was the Peel Commission?
An Inquiry set up by the British that recommended the partition of Palestine into two different states.
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What was the Balfour Declaration?
A letter by the British Government, sent to a wealthy Jew in the USA called Lord Rothschild, pledging its support for a Jewish state in Palestine.
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What did the Sykes-Picot Agreement and the McMahon Letter promise?
These documents pledged British support for Palestinian state in return for Arab support against Turkey during the First World War
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How many Jews were living in Palestine by 1939?
450,000 Jews
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What happened in 1921 and again in 1929?
Fighting between Arabs and Jews erupted at the main port of Jaffa. 30 Jews and 116 Arabs were killed, many at the hands of the British.
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How many people were killed overall during the Arab Revolt?
2,000 people, with several Arab mayors hanged.
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What did King Abdullah of Jordan want in the First War of Independence?
The West Bank
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What did King Farrouk of Egypt want in the First War of Independence?
The Gaza *****
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What are the two main peoples involved in the Arab Disunity of the First War of Independence?
King Farrouk (Egypt) and King Abdullah (Jordan)
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A letter by the British Government, sent to a wealthy Jew in the USA called Lord Rothschild, pledging its support for a Jewish state in Palestine.

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What was the Balfour Declaration?

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These documents pledged British support for Palestinian state in return for Arab support against Turkey during the First World War

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450,000 Jews

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Fighting between Arabs and Jews erupted at the main port of Jaffa. 30 Jews and 116 Arabs were killed, many at the hands of the British.

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