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 ...

Palestine Through the Lens: A Visual Chronicle of a Vibrant Society (1898-1946) This is a review of an exceptional photobook, Images of Palestine ...

FORGOTTEN HISTORY. When Zionist Militants Blew Up a British Stronghold. Posted: June 24, 2025 | Last updated: June 24, 2025. On July 22, 1946, members of the Irgun, a Jewish paramilitary ...

In “Ghosts of a Holy War,” Yardena Schwartz explores an anti-Jewish pogrom in British Mandate Palestine and how it echoed across the next century. Before Oct. 7, there was Aug. 24. On that ...

In “Land Between the Rivers,” a sweeping history of their country, Bartle Bull explains why. With Iraq’s independence in 1932 from rule by the British Mandate, “the territorial limits of ...