Founding of the Arab National Party in Jerusalem

The Palestinian National Congress states its rejection of the Advisory Council (which the British High Commissioner had attempted to revive in view of his failure to form a Legislative Council) and...

The announcement comes as the party (Jewish) leaders declare their acceptance of the conditions set by the Communist International (Comintern): to change its name from Socialist Workers Party (a...

Under the Treaty of Lausanne, the Republic of Turkey, led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, is officially recognized as the successor state to the Ottoman Empire.

As France and Italy notify the Council of the League of Nations that they have reached a final agreement in regard to the mandate for Syria, the council notes that the mandates for Palestine and Syria...

High Commissioner Herbert Samuel presents to 26 Palestinian notables a scheme for an Arab Agency (as an organization parallel to the Jewish Agency ).

The Prevention of Crime (Tribal and Village Areas) Ordinance gives district governors the power to levy collective fines against tribes or villagers deemed to have abetted an offense or the offender’s...

Backing away from legislation passed 18 November 1918, the British authorities give retroactive legal recognition to land sold or negotiated for sale during the prohibition period (1918-1920) and...

After nearly five years of relative calm in Palestine, the British decide to disband the Palestine Gendarmerie, integrating a number of its former members into a newly reorganized Palestine Police...

The Mandate administration consolidates provisions of the Prevention of Crime Ordinance (1920), the Police Ordinance (1921) and the Collective Responsibility for Crime Ordinance (1922) to endow the...

A devastating earthquake hits Palestine.