The Ottomans Sign the Treaty of Sèvres; The Turkish National Assembly in Ankara Rejects It

Representatives from Palestine, members of the General Syrian Congress present in Damascus, hold a separate meeting (they call the General Palestinian Congress) in which they affirm their refusal to...

The San Remo Conference, attended by representatives of the Allied Powers (Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan ), adopts resolutions that incorporate the Sykes-Picot Agreement to a significant...

Mandate authorities authorities prevent the Second Palestinian National Congress from convening.

The Zionist leadership decides to establish a centralized paramilitary organization, the Haganah (defense) to provide defense to the Jewish communities in Palestine.

A “civil government” is formed, replacing the British military administration of Palestine (Occupied Enemy Territory Administration South).

The British authorities pass an ordinance to control acquisition of mahlul land.

Together with reopening the Land Registry Offices that were closed in November 1918, the British issue the ordinance that authorizes dispositions of land but under strict conditions, to curb land...

French and British representatives sign in Paris a convention to regulate boundary-related adopts resulting from the distribution of mandates to their respective countries over territories that were...

The Mandate restricted Palestinian access to uncultivated or grazing land through the Mewat Land Ordinance.

British authorities establish the Palestine Police as a civilian police force, laying out its structure, powers, and duties and the guidelines for appointing, promoting, disciplining, and dismissing...