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13 - Did a National Home Violate the League Covenant?

from Part IV - From the Ashes of War

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 December 2021

John Quigley
Affiliation:
Ohio State University
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According to the covenant of the League of Nations, the outside state in control of Arab territories was to shepherd it along to independence. Britain took Palestine on the understanding that it would promote a Jewish national home there. This commitment was viewed on the Arab side as inconsistent with the obligation to foster independence. The concern was that Britain would allow a major inflow of Jewish population from Europe that would erode the Arab majority. This was regarded as a new form of colonialism. On Britain’s side, it was argued that independence for Palestine and a Jewish national home were compatible.

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The Legality of a Jewish State
A Century of Debate over Rights in Palestine
, pp. 98 - 105
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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