Mufti of Jerusalem Rejects Majority-Arab State CIE+ members only
The Mufti has enormous power in his hands, yet he chooses non-engagement with the British, who controlled Palestine.
Gavriel Salomon Is Born CIE+ members only
A specialist in the field of educational psychology, Gavriel Salomon served as Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Haifa from 1993-1998.
Arab Congress Rejects Partition CIE+ members only
At the conclusion of a four-day conference in Cairo, Egypt, Arab leaders adopt the Resolutions of the Inter-Parliamentary Congress. The conference and resolutions are a response to the British Peel Commission Report of 1937.
Weizmann Expresses Dismay Over Britain’s Pro-Arab Position to MacDonald CIE+ members only
As part of the Zionist strategy to engage the British government in political negotiations, Chaim Weizmann airs his grievances against the British government for reversing their pro-Zionist policy.
Arab Rebellion Breaks Out in Palestine CIE+ members only
Violence between Jews and Arabs quickly escalated as Arab workers went on a six-month strike as violence erupted in different parts of British-ruled Palestine.
British PM MacDonald Rejects Passfield White Paper CIE+ members only
The White Paper contained distinct threats to the geography of the Jewish National Home. The subsequent nine years saw unprecedented growth of Jewish demographic and physical presence in Palestine.
Arab Leaders in Palestine Admit Failure of Non-Cooperation CIE+ members only
In a diary entry, Frederick Kisch, the head of the Political Department of the Jewish Agency, notes that most Arab leaders “recognize that the policy of non-cooperation with the Government has been a failure.”
Riots Break Out in Jerusalem’s Old City During Muslim Festival CIE+ members only
A Muslim pilgrimage festival erupts into violence against Jews in Jerusalem, leaving nine dead and hundreds wounded.
Arab Raiders Attack Tel Hai CIE+ members only
March 1, 1920 A Shi’ite Arab militia, accompanied by local Bedouins, attacks the Jewish agricultural settlement of Tel Hai, which has served as a border outpost in the Upper Galilee between British-controlled Palestine and French-controlled…
Ronald Storrs Is Appointed Military Governor of Jerusalem CIE+ members only
British General Edmund Allenby appoints Ronald Storrs as Military Governor of Jerusalem.
Sykes-Picot Agreement Proposes Division of Ottoman Territories CIE+ members only
A secret treaty is negotiated to divide the former Ottoman territories between Britain and France.
Ottomans Introduce Title Deeds for Arab Lands CIE+ members only
December 14, 1858 The Ottoman Empire enacts the Tapu Law, which introduces title deed registration in the empire’s Arab provinces. An effort to apply the principles of the Ottoman Land Code of 1858, the land…
