Mandate for Palestine

The League of Nations mandate that placed Palestine under British administration from 1923 until 1948. It incorporated commitments to establish a Jewish national home while safeguarding the civil and religious rights of the existing non-Jewish population.

Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations: A League of Nations Covenant article that established the mandate system for former Ottoman and German territories. It supplied the legal framework under which Palestine was administered as a mandate.
Sykes–Picot Agreement: A secret 1916 agreement in which Britain and France outlined spheres of influence in parts of the Ottoman Empire. Its competing territorial plans formed part of the wartime diplomacy that preceded the mandate.
Herbert Samuel: A British Liberal politician who served as the first high commissioner for Palestine from 1920 to 1925. He led the administration that began implementing the mandate's commitments.
1929 Palestine riots: A wave of violence between Arabs and Jews in Mandatory Palestine in 1929, especially around Jerusalem and Hebron. The violence exposed escalating conflict over land, immigration, and political rights under British rule.
Balfour Declaration: A 1917 British statement supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine. The mandate incorporated this declaration into Britain's international obligations.
McMahon–Hussein Correspondence: A 1915–1916 exchange of letters between British official Henry McMahon and Sharif Hussein of Mecca about Arab independence. Its disputed promises fed Arab expectations of postwar independence in the region.
Chaim Weizmann: A Zionist leader and chemist who advocated for a Jewish national home in Palestine and helped secure British support. His diplomacy helped shape the political commitments incorporated into the mandate.
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine: A Palestinian Arab uprising against British rule and mass Jewish immigration from 1936 to 1939. The revolt challenged the administration and prompted Britain to reconsider its Palestine policy.
British Mandate for Palestine Constitution: The legal instrument that established the administration and institutions of mandatory Palestine. It translated the mandate's broad commitments into governing powers and arrangements.
San Remo Conference: A 1920 Allied conference that allocated League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman territories. The conference assigned Palestine to British administration before the League formalized the mandate.

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