Book contents
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- United Nations Entities
- Abbreviations
- Frontispiece
- Part I Battalions or Barristers
- Part II A Pair of Godfathers
- Part III A Flight from Justice
- Part IV From the Ashes of War
- 11 Did the League of Nations Covenant Violate Rights?
- 12 Were the Wishes of the Palestine Population Considered?
- 13 Did a National Home Violate the League Covenant?
- 14 Was Jewish Statehood Endorsed by the League of Nations?
- 15 Did the Palestine Mandate Carry the Force of Law?
- 16 Was Palestine a State?
- Part V Whose State?
- Part VI Jewish Statehood on the Ground
- Part VII Legitimacy in the New Century
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
12 - Were the Wishes of the Palestine Population Considered?
from Part IV - From the Ashes of War
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 December 2021
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- United Nations Entities
- Abbreviations
- Frontispiece
- Part I Battalions or Barristers
- Part II A Pair of Godfathers
- Part III A Flight from Justice
- Part IV From the Ashes of War
- 11 Did the League of Nations Covenant Violate Rights?
- 12 Were the Wishes of the Palestine Population Considered?
- 13 Did a National Home Violate the League Covenant?
- 14 Was Jewish Statehood Endorsed by the League of Nations?
- 15 Did the Palestine Mandate Carry the Force of Law?
- 16 Was Palestine a State?
- Part V Whose State?
- Part VI Jewish Statehood on the Ground
- Part VII Legitimacy in the New Century
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
One feature of the system contemplated by the covenant of the League of Nations for the Arab territories being taken from Turkey was that the wishes of the population should be a “principal consideration” in the selection of an outside power that would control the territory. The United States sent a survey team to assess opinion in Palestine. Britain, after initially agreeing, declined to participate in this exercise, because it had decided to keep Palestine regardless of the opinion of the population. Britain understood that the population of Palestine was wary about Britain taking control, in particular because of Britain’s stated intention of promoting a Jewish national home.
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- The Legality of a Jewish StateA Century of Debate over Rights in Palestine, pp. 93 - 97Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021