Herbert Samuel Appointed First High Commissioner of Palestine Durin San Remo ConferenceCIE+
British Prime Minister David Lloyd George asks Herbert Samuel to become the first High Commissioner of Palestine.
Riots Break Out in Jerusalem’s Old City During Muslim FestivalCIE+
A Muslim pilgrimage festival erupts into violence against Jews in Jerusalem, leaving nine dead and hundreds wounded.
Faisal-Weizmann Agreement Is SignedCIE+
Emir Faisal, son of Sharif Husayn of Mecca, and Chaim Weizmann, Zionist diplomat and leader, sign the Faisal-Weizmann agreement. It is an agreement of mutual respect and cooperation between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East.
Anwar Sadat Is BornCIE+
Born into a family of thirteen children in Mit Abu al-Kum, Egypt, Sadat is a member of the Free Officers movement that overthrew Egypt’s monarchy in 1952. As Egypt’s President, he signs a historic peace agreement with Israel in 1979.
Ronald Storrs Is Appointed Military Governor of JerusalemCIE+
British General Edmund Allenby appoints Ronald Storrs as Military Governor of Jerusalem.
Sykes-Picot Agreement Proposes Division of Ottoman TerritoriesCIE+
A secret treaty is negotiated to divide the former Ottoman territories between Britain and France.
Correspondence Begins Between Hussein and McMahonCIE+
The Husayn-McMahon correspondence commences between the Arab leader Husayn bin-Ali and the British government official Sir Henry McMahon.
Diplomat, Historian Abba Eban Is BornCIE+
Israeli politician, diplomat, historian, and writer Abba Eban is born in Cape Town, South Africa.
Ralph Bunche Is BornCIE+
Ralph Bunche is born in Detroit, Michigan. He is appointed to the UN Special Committee on Palestine in 1947, which is charged with devising a partition plan.
Golda Meir Is Born in Kyiv
Golda Meir, Israel’s first female prime minister, is born Golda Mabovitch in Kyiv, Ukraine, then part of czarist Russia.
Blackstone Memorial Is Presented to President HarrisonCIE+
William E. Blackstone, a Methodist lay leader and real estate investor, petitions President Benjamin Harrison on behalf of creating “a home for these wandering millions of Israel.” The Blackstone Memorial was the name of the signed petition.
Ze’ev Vladimir Jabotinsky Is BornCIE+
Ze’ev Vladimir Jabotinsky is born in Odessa, Ukraine. He is mostly known for his revisionist attitudes towards Zionism, which serve as the ideological foundation of Israel’s Likud political party.
