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Mandate for Palestine

The legal foundation, 1920 to 1948

87 essays

Rabin's Vision Out of Sight - Hypocrisy at Work

Excerpts from Rabin’s last public speech to the Knesset (October 5, 1995) revealing his vision of a Jewish state, settlements, a unified Jerusalem, and security …

Settlements - A Reminder to Hillary Clinton

A corollary of the inalienable right of the Jewish people to its Land is the right to live in any part of Eretz Yisrael, including Judea and Samaria which are an integral …

Settlements Legitimized

Even before the Mandate for Palestine was published in July 1922, the British Government found Jewish settlement to be legal and legitimate. In an Interim Report on the …

State of its own

The “Mandate for Palestine,” an historical League of Nations document, laid down the Jewish legal right to settle anywhere in western Palestine, the area …

The 86th Anniversary of the "Mandate for Palestine"

86 years ago - on July 24, 1922, the League of Nations published the historical document “Mandate for Palestine” that laid down the Jewish legal right to …

The Goldstone Report - Using Terminology in Service of Deception

Justice Richard Goldstone and the United Nations Human Rights Council sought to rewrite history by labeling Judea and Samaria as ‘Occupied Palestinian …

The Holy Places and Jerusalem

Jerusalem, it seems, is at the physical center of the Arab-Israeli conflict. In fact, two distinct issues exist: the issue of Jerusalem and the issue of the Holy Places. …

The Jewish Land

The following is an excerpt from the U.S. Congressional Record of 1922 that demonstrates the powerful sense of the members of Congress in favor of reestablishing of a …

The Land we Know as Palestine

Excerpts from the U.S. Congressional Record of 1922 demonstrating the powerful sense of members of Congress in favor of reestablishing a Jewish national home in …

The Legacy of European Colonialism

Israel is often referred to as a colonial power responsible for much of the instability in the Middle East. The problem is that this labeling is a total fallacy. Unlike …

The Mandate For Palestine - Still Relevant Nearly A Century Later

*Successive Israeli governments have failed to recognize the supreme importance of the “Mandate for Palestine” [24 July, 1922]. The Mandate, a historical League of …

The Nation-State of the Jewish People

The Mandate for Palestine, a League of Nations document, established the Jewish legal right under international law to settle in Palestine, an entitlement unaltered in …

The Origin and Nature of the "Mandate for Palestine"

Ever asked yourself why during the 30 year period between 1917 and 1947 thousands of Jews throughout the world woke up one morning and decided to leave their homes and go …

The Origins of the Collapse of Palestinian Society

What caused the collapse of Palestinian society? In addition to serious cleavages dating to Ottoman times that existed in local Arab society, it was the absence of an …

The Partition Plan and the "Two State Solution"

In 1947 the British put the future of western Palestine into the hands of the United Nations, the successor organization to the League of Nations which had established …

The U.S. 2009: "Two-state solution is the only solution" Is it?

The current U.S. administration claims to honor past agreements but overlooks unwavering support for a Jewish national home in Palestine from past American presidents and …

The U.S. Congress in 1922

On June 30, 1922, a joint resolution of both Houses of Congress of the United States unanimously endorsed the “Mandate for Palestine,” confirming the …

The U.S. Congress in 1922 - Jewish Rights to the Land

On June 30, 1922, a joint resolution of both Houses of Congress of the United States unanimously endorsed the “Mandate for Palestine,” confirming the …

To the attention of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

The following excerpt, stated in June 1979, is sadly still relevant 34 years later: “A corollary of the inalienable right of the Jewish people to its Land is the right to …

U.S. Presidents Support a Jewish National Home in Palestine - Eretz-Israel

Righteousness and Justice are on Our Side Before the Zionist movement assumed concrete form, among the first to express approval of the return of the Jews to Palestine …

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on her way to Israel ...

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on her way to Israel, called Jewish settlement building “a problem” and said Israel had not done enough to ease …

U.S. State Department Undermines Jewish Rights and Defies International Law

The U.S. State Department has recently released a video on its website displaying remarks on the current activities of the new “U.S.-Palestinian Partnership” …

U.S. State Department Undermines Jewish Rights and Defies International Law - The Tale of a "U.S.-Palestinian Partnership

The U.S. State Department has recently released a video on its website displaying remarks on the current activities of the new “U.S.-Palestinian Partnership” …

UN Resolution 181 - The Partition Plan

In 1947 the British put the future of western Palestine into the hands of the United Nations, the successor organization to the League of Nations which had established …

UN: Israel Must Tear Down West Bank Barrier

A comprehensive rebuttal of the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion on Israel’s security barrier, criticizing the Court’s …

Who Needs a New Negotiating Process?

The United States seems to be ready to re-start the Israeli-Palestinian ‘peace process.’ Should the U.S., Europe, and the United Nations learn something from …

With Friends like This ... Divide Jerusalem and expel the Jews from Judea and Samaria.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy asked the Knesset on Monday, June 23, 2008 to recognize that “France will always be Israel’s friend” and then called …