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British-controlled Palestine
Mandatory Palestine was a British geopolitical entity that existed between 1920 and 1948 in the region of Palestine, and after 1922, under the terms of the League of Nations's Mandate for Palestine. After an Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War in 1916, British forces drove Ottoman forces out of the Levant. The United Kingdom had agreed in the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence that it would honour Arab independence in case of a revolt but, in the end, the United Kingdom and France divided what had been Ottoman Syria under the Sykes–Picot Agreement—an act of betrayal in the eyes of the Arabs. Another issue was the Balfour Declaration of 1917, in which Britain promised its support for the establishment of a Jewish "national home" in Palestine. Mandatory Palestine was then established in 1920, and the British obtained a Mandate for Palestine from the League of Nations in 1922. During the Mandate, the area saw successive waves of Jewish immig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Seal Of Mandatory Palestine
The Public Seal of Palestine was a seal used when Palestine was administered by the United Kingdom as a League of Nations mandated territory. It was adopted in 1923 and fell out of use in 1948 following the establishment of the State of Israel. Design The seal, designed by Cecil Thomas of the Royal Mint, depicted a representation of the city of Jerusalem surrounded by the words "Government of Palestine" in English, Arabic and Hebrew. The translation of the Hebrew text (ממשלת פלשתינה (א"י (''Memshelet Palestína (E.Y.)''), is "Government of Palestine (E.Y)", where E.Y. stands for Eretz Yisrael. In Arabic, it read , ''Ḥukūma Filasṭīn''. It featured prominent landmarks from the Old City of Jerusalem including the Walls, Jaffa Gate, the Dome of the Rock and the Tower of David. Other symbols Civil and state vessels registered in Mandatory Palestine flew a red or blue ensign bearing a badge with the word "Palestine" on a white circular field. In 1935 a ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
