Appointment of the Palestine Partition (Woodhead)...

Criminal Code Ordinance of 1936

1 January 1937

The new criminal code of 1936 technically replaces the Ottoman Penal Code, which, though heavily amended by British ordinances, had officially served as the basis for adjudicating criminal offences in...

Peel Commission Report Proposes Partition of Palestine

7 July 1937

The Peel Commission that was formed in May 1936 to investigate the causes of the Palestinian rebellion, adopts its report.

Palestinians Reject Peel Commission Report

23 July 1937

The AHC rejects the Peel Commission ’s partition proposal and demands an independent unitary Palestinian state "with protection of all legitimate Jewish and other minority rights and the...

British Commissioner Is Assassinated

26 September 1937

Lewis Andrews, the British Commissioner in Galilee, is assassinated by Palestinian militants.

Charles Tegart's Means of Control

3 December 1937

Charles Tegart, the newly appointed adviser on police matters, arrives in Palestine.

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4 January 1938

Pushed by the Foreign Office, the British administration resolves to send a technical commission of inquiry (the Palestine Partition Commission ) to study the feasibility of partition as recommended...

The Palestine Archeological Museum Opens Its Doors in Jerusalem

13 January 1938

The British authorities open the museum in a new building situated in Jerusalem opposite to the northeastern corner of the Old City wall; it is constructed with funds donated by US oil magnate John D.

Establishment of Hanita Settlement in Western Galilee

21 March 1938

The settlement is formed by the Zionist leadership as part of its Stockade and Watchtower strategy.

Partition (Woodhead) Commission Report Is Published

9 November 1938

The Woodhead Commission 's report considers the Peel Commission ’s partition proposal and draws three possible plans (and maps).

The British Government Rejects the Conclusions of the Partition (Woodhead) Commission

11 November 1938

In a statement presented to the Parliament, the British administration notes that a careful study of the Partition (Woodhead) report shows that "the political, administrative and financial...

Killing of Abd al-Rahim al-Hajj Muhammad

27 March 1939

Rebel leader Abd al-Rahim al-Hajj Muhammad is killed in a firefight with British soldiers near the village of Sanur (Jenin subdistrict).

Appointment of the Palestine Partition (Woodhead) Commission

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Which event in the history of Palestine is dated 4 January 1938?

“Appointment of the Palestine Partition (Woodhead) Commission” is dated 4 January 1939.