{"slug": "mandatory-palestine", "label": "Mandatory Palestine", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_Palestine", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193714", "qid": "Q193714", "description": "League of Nations Mandate in the Middle East under British administration (1920–1948)", "entries": 29, "years": 16, "span": [1919, 1960], "span_label": ["1919 CE", "1960 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 10}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 6}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 5}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 3}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 3}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": [], "related": [{"slug": "israel", "label": "Israel", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "egypt", "label": "Egypt", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "iraq", "label": "Iraq", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "jordan", "label": "Jordan", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "jews", "label": "Jews", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "haifa", "label": "Haifa", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "league-of-nations", "label": "League of Nations", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "united-states-congress", "label": "United States Congress", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "eastern-europe", "label": "Eastern Europe", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "palestinians", "label": "Palestinians", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "palestine-region", "label": "Palestine (region)", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1919, "year_label": "1919 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 29", "text": "29 October – King George V approves the award of a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) to ‘Abdu’l-Baha, following a recommendation by the British military administration in Palestine, citing his cooperation and influence in Haifa during the period of British occupation.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364240177#October", "title": "1919 in British-administered Palestine", "revid": 1364240177, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1920, "year_label": "1920 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "October 7", "text": "7 October - The establishment of the Jewish National Council, the main national institution of the Jewish community (Yishuv) within the British Mandate of Palestine.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361419807#October", "title": "1920 in British-administered Palestine", "revid": 1361419807, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1921, "year_label": "1921 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "March 12", "text": "12 March – Start of Cairo Conference which agrees that the administration of Transjordan should be separated from that of Palestine.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1336259182#March", "title": "1921 in Mandatory Palestine", "revid": 1336259182, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1921, "year_label": "1921 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 1", "text": "May 1–7 – Jaffa riots: Riots at Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine result in 47 Jewish and 48 Arab deaths.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371086035#May", "title": "1921", "revid": 1371086035, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1921, "year_label": "1921 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 19", "text": "May 19 – The Emergency Quota Act is passed by the United States Congress, establishing national quotas on immigration. Because this drastically limits immigration from Eastern Europe, Jews emigrating from there begin to prefer Palestine as a destination rather than the U.S.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371086035#May", "title": "1921", "revid": 1371086035, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1922, "year_label": "1922 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "September 11", "text": "September 11 – The Mandate of Palestine is approved by the Council of the League of Nations.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369983934#September", "title": "1922", "revid": 1369983934, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1923, "year_label": "1923 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "September 26", "text": "26 September – The British Mandate for Palestine, a legal instrument for the administration of Palestine, confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations on 24 July 1922, comes into effect.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364241183#September", "title": "1923 in Mandatory Palestine", "revid": 1364241183, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1923, "year_label": "1923 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 29", "text": "September 29 – The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine (1922) comes into effect, officially creating under British administration the protectorates of Palestine and the separate Emirate of Transjordan under Abdullah I. The French-administered Mandate for Syria and Lebanon also takes effect.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367772921#September–October", "title": "1923", "revid": 1367772921, "section": "Events › September–October"}}, {"year": 1927, "year_label": "1927 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "July 11", "text": "July 11 – The 1927 Jericho earthquake strikes Palestine, killing around 300 people; it is the largest ever recorded in this part of the Middle East. The effects are especially severe in Nablus, but damage and fatalities are also reported in many areas of Palestine and Transjordan, such as Amman, Salt, Jordan, and Lydda.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370012373#July", "title": "1927", "revid": 1370012373, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1929, "year_label": "1929 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 16", "text": "August 16 – The 1929 Palestine riots break out between Palestinians and Jews in Mandatory Palestine, and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Palestinians are killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372436446#August", "title": "1929", "revid": 1372436446, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1930, "year_label": "1930 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "October 20", "text": "October 20 – The British Passfield white paper demands restrictions on Jewish immigration into Mandatory Palestine.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373315156#October", "title": "1930", "revid": 1373315156, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1931, "year_label": "1931 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "November 18", "text": "18 November – The 1931 census of Palestine is carried out by the Mandate authorities under the direction of Major E. Mills.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364240577#Events", "title": "1931 in Mandatory Palestine", "revid": 1364240577, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1937, "year_label": "1937 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 7", "text": "July 7 – The Peel Commission proposes partition of the British Mandate of Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371759714#July", "title": "1937", "revid": 1371759714, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1937, "year_label": "1937 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 7", "text": "7 July – The Peel Commission publishes a report that recommends the end of the Palestine mandate and its partition into separate Arab and Jewish states.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368020791#Events", "title": "1937 in Mandatory Palestine", "revid": 1368020791, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1939, "year_label": "1939 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "February 7", "text": "7 February – 17 March – The London Conference at St. James's Palace is held in an attempt to resolve the future of the British Mandate over Palestine. The conference ends without making any progress.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372992047#Events", "title": "1939 in Mandatory Palestine", "revid": 1372992047, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1939, "year_label": "1939 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "May 17", "text": "May 17 – The British government issues the White Paper of 1939, sharply restricting Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372426050#May", "title": "1939", "revid": 1372426050, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1939, "year_label": "1939 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 23", "text": "May 23 – The White Paper of 1939 is ratified by the British government, acting as the governing policy for Mandatory Palestine from 1939 to 1948.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372426050#May", "title": "1939", "revid": 1372426050, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1940, "year_label": "1940 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February", "text": "February – The last mounted charge by a British cavalry regiment is made when the Royal Scots Greys are called to quell Arab rioters in Mandatory Palestine.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368818987#February", "title": "1940", "revid": 1368818987, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1940, "year_label": "1940 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "November 25", "text": "November 25 – Patria disaster: As British authorities attempt to deport Jewish refugees (originating from German-occupied Europe) from Mandatory Palestine to Mauritius, aboard the requisitioned emigrant liner SS Patria at Haifa, the Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah sinks the ship with a bomb, killing around 250 refugees and crew.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368818987#November", "title": "1940", "revid": 1368818987, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1945, "year_label": "1945 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "September 27", "text": "27 September – The Defence Emergency Regulations are enacted by the Mandatory authorities.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373245161#Events", "title": "1945 in Mandatory Palestine", "revid": 1373245161, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1947, "year_label": "1947 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "July 11", "text": "July 11 – The ship Exodus leaves France for Palestine, with 4,500 Jewish Holocaust survivor refugees on board.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371901060#July", "title": "1947", "revid": 1371901060, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1947, "year_label": "1947 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 29", "text": "November 29 – The United Nations General Assembly votes for the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine which will partition Mandatory Palestine between Arab and Jewish regions, resulting in the creation of the State of Israel.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371901060#November", "title": "1947", "revid": 1371901060, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1948, "year_label": "1948 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 9", "text": "April 9 – The Deir Yassin massacre takes place in British Mandatory Palestine.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371784888#April", "title": "1948", "revid": 1371784888, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1948, "year_label": "1948 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 13", "text": "April 13 – The Hadassah medical convoy massacre takes place, in British Mandatory Palestine.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371784888#April", "title": "1948", "revid": 1371784888, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1948, "year_label": "1948 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 14", "text": "May 14 – The Israeli Declaration of Independence is made in Tel Aviv, a few hours before the British Mandate is due to expire. At midnight the British Mandate of Palestine is officially terminated and the State of Israel comes into being.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362926100#Events", "title": "1948 in Israel", "revid": 1362926100, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1948, "year_label": "1948 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 15", "text": "May 15 – 1948 Arab–Israeli War: The British Mandate of Palestine is officially terminated; expeditionary forces from Egypt, Transjordan, Syria and Iraq invade Israel and clash with Israeli forces after declaring war.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371784888#May", "title": "1948", "revid": 1371784888, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1948, "year_label": "1948 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 15", "text": "May 15 – Four of the seven countries of the Arab League at that time, namely Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Syria, backed by Arab volunteers invade the territory of the former British Mandate of Palestine and clash with Jewish forces. The resulting 1948 Arab–Israeli War lasts for 13 months.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362926100#Events", "title": "1948 in Israel", "revid": 1362926100, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1948, "year_label": "1948 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 15", "text": "May 15 - The British Mandate of Palestine is officially terminated, causing expeditionary forces from Egypt, Transjordan, Syria and Iraq to invade Israel and clash with Israeli forces.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1250558705#May", "title": "1948 in Jordan", "revid": 1250558705, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1960, "year_label": "1960 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "March 10", "text": "10 March – Gad Frumkin (born 1887), Israeli jurist, only Jewish judge on the Supreme Court of Mandatory Palestine.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1318405840#Notable_deaths", "title": "1960 in Israel", "revid": 1318405840, "section": "Notable deaths"}}]}