reasons for British withdrawal from Palestine 1948
al-Husseini
arab higher committee leader that makes contact with the germans in ww2, weakening post war arab relations with the british
London Conference September 1946
conference that both the Arabs and the Jews refuse to attend
£2 million
cost of repairing the 20 planes destroyed by the Zionist attack on 3 airfields 25th Febuary 1946
the jewish insurrection, persistent intransigence, inability to resolve tensions, weakened by war
four main reasons Britain withdrew from Palestine 1948
July 1946
king david hotel bombing by Irgun kills 91
50000
number of jews who attempted to illegally enter Palestine that Britain shipped to Cyprus 1945-47
10/11
number of rail roads and bridges rendered unsafe due to bombing by the Hebrew Resistance Movement 1945-46
25th febuary 1946
three airfields attacked 20 planes destroyed
Anglo-American committee, Morrison-Grady committee
two US-British committees sent to Palestine 1946
1939 white paper, refusal of 100000 refugees 1945
two british actions that caused the created of the Hebrew Resistance Movement
5 year trusteeship, 96000 immigrants over 2 years
two proposals made by bevin at 1947 London conference that were rejected by both sides
intransigence, increased US influence
two reasons Britain was unable to resolve tensions
100000 refugees, no restrictions on jewish land buying
two suggestions of the Anglo-American committee
100000 refugees, partition
two suggestions of the Morrison-Grady committee
international sympathy for the jews, training and experience
two ways WW2 strengthened the Zionist position
the creation of a jewish state in Palestine
what does the 1942 Biltmore programme call for
1944
year that both Republicans and Democrats endorse Biltmore Programme in their election campaign
31st October 1945
Hagannah sink 2 british patrol boats in Haifa and one in Jaffa
25th April 1946
Lehi attack 7 paratroopers in tel Aviv
trumans yom kippur statement
October 1946 statement supporting 100000 refugees and partition
August 1945
Truman writes supporting the admittance of 100000 jews to Palestine