3. Peel Commission/ Woodhead Commission Flashcards
What Described Arab and Zionist positions and then mentioned British obligation to each as irreconcilable and that the mandate was not working. It recommended the partition of Palestine into a Jewish and Arab states with British mandate over Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem (as well as a corridor to the coast)
July 1937
What was the July 1937 Peel commission?
Described Arab and Zionist positions and then mentioned British obligation to each as irreconcilable and that the mandate was not working. It recommended the partition of Palestine into a Jewish and Arab states with British mandate over Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem (as well as a corridor to the coast)
What happened in July 1937?
Peel commission was issued
When was the Peel commission issued?
July 1937
What areas in the Peel commission want for the British to control?
Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem (as well as a corridor to the coast)
In the Peel commission, what was said to happen to Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem (as well as a corridor to the coast)?
Retain a British mandate
What did the Peel commission think about the mandate?
It was not working
What happened in August 1937?
Twentieth Zionist Congress
When was the Twentieth Zionist Congress?
August 1937
What was agreed in the Twentieth Zionist Congress in August 1937?
Rejected the proposed boundaries but accepted the principle of partition
In what congress was the proposed boundaries rejected and the principle of partition accepted?
August 1937: Twentieth Zionist Congress
What idea did the British government approve and what did they do after?
Principle of partition and then sent a technical team to make a detailed plan (Woodhead Commission)
What was the name of the team that the British had sent to Palestine to make a detailed plan of partition?
Woodhead Commission
What did the Woodhead Commission reverse?
Peel Commission
Who reversed the Peel Commission?
Woodhead Commission
