History As It Happens: The British mandate The British army dynamites stone houses in an Arab town in northern Mandatory Palestine in reprisal for rebel activities, Jan. 9, 1939.

PALESTINE (British Mandate) In the Promised Land Balfour. On Nov. 2, 1917, Mr. Arthur James Balfour, British Foreign Secretary, issued a declaration on behalf of his Government: "His Majesty's ...

The area of the former British Mandate of Palestine has been a scene of conflict for more than a century. One of the largest conflicts began in 1936 while under British imperial administration.

British Government Accounts to League for Policy Under Palestine Mandate. July 17, 1927. See Original Daily Bulletin From This Date ...

ABSTRACT During the Arab Revolt in Mandate Palestine (1936–1939), the British army constructed numerous “picquets,” small field fortifications, within or nearby Arab villages. The soldiers and police ...

It’s late April 1948, in Haifa, northern Palestine. After more than 25 years, British officers are leaving their "mandate" over the territory and have set a withdrawal date: 15 May. The exit is ...

The British army entered Palestine in late 1917 and occupied the whole country the following year. ... Reasonableness is not the only British mandate law absorbed by the Israeli state.

The control room in the Broadcasting Service building in Jerusalem. (credit: WIKIPEDIA COMMONS) British High Commissioner Arthur Wauchope, the governor-general of Mandate Palestine and the highest ...