Collapse of the Ottoman and Mandate Palestine

When World War I broke out (1914-1918), the Ottoman Empire Turkey chose to ally Germany. That means, Ottoman Turkey at odds with Britain and France, which is also the enemy of the "natural" German.

This situation is well observed by Zionist groups were getting stronger and the pioneers of the movement of Arab nationalism. Both groups saw an opportunity to oust the Ottoman Turks from the Middle East so that both groups chose to side with the British.

On the sidelines of the war, the diplomatic efforts undertaken by the Zionists and the Arabs for their own interests. One is the correspondence leader Hussein ibn Ali of Mecca by the British High Commissioner in Egypt, Sir Henry McMahon.

The core of the correspondence that took place between 1914-1915 it was promised to the Arab nations allied with the British, and as a reward at the end of the war when Britain had to recognize the independence of the Arab countries.

However, later it was revealed that Britain and France signed the Sykes-Picot agreement in 1917 that it was planning two countries share areas that formerly belonged to the Ottoman Turks.

Guerrilla diplomatic Zionist groups also performed. Jewish community leaders in Britain, Baron Rothschild, building relationships with British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour.

Then Balfour made a statement on 2 November 1917 known as the "Balfour Declaration" that it was the UK will seek to Palestine as a home for the Jewish people, but it will not interfere with the guarantee of religious and civil rights of non-Jews in Palestine.

With content that supports the establishment of a Jewish state in such idealized Zionist group, would not be surprised if the Balfour Declaration is considered as the cornerstone of the establishment of a Jewish state or Israel.

Palestine Mandate

The Balfour Declaration was then inserted into the Sevres Treaty of Peace on August 10, 1920 between Ottoman Turkey and allies at the end of World War I. The essence of this agreement is a division of territory belonging to the Ottoman Turkish Empire. This agreement marked the collapse of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

This division includes the area of ​​the French Mandate of Syria and Lebanon. While Iraq and Palestine under the British Mandate. British put-son Faisal Hussein ibn Ali of Mecca leader-as King of Iraq.

While Palestinians are divided in two. East to Trans given to another son Abdullah Hussein bin Ali. While the west was still called Palestine under direct British control.

During this period Palestine Mandate, Jewish immigration to Palestine grew significantly. In addition to its British patronage, Jewish immigration was encouraged rampant anti-Semitism in Europe, for example in Ukraine that resulted in at least 100,000 Jews were killed in 1905.

Between 1919-1926 at least 90,000 Jewish immigrants arrived in Palestine, they immediately occupy Jewish communities built on land that has been legally purchased by agents of the Zionist Arab landowners.

Quite often this land purchase displacing Arab smallholders. These conditions create a Palestinian Arab citizens feel excluded. This situation plus the desire to self-determination, the growing movement of Palestinian nationalism.

In addition, the Palestinian Arabs opposed Jewish immigration waves because they were concerned, the number of Jews would threaten their national identity.

As a result, throughout the decade of the 1920s, the relationship between the Jews and Arabs in Palestine heated and violent clashes between the two camps are becoming more frequent.