Mandate Palestine
Holy Land administration
Mandate Palestine refers to the territory in the Middle East administered by Britain under a League of Nations mandate from 1920 to 1948.
The mandate established British control over the region following the Ottoman Empire's collapse, with the stated purpose of preparing it for self-governance.
The term appears in historical and political discussions of Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The borders were drawn during Mandate Palestine.
Also called the British Mandate or Palestine Mandate.
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Jewish nation-state established postwar
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Jewish nation-state established postwar