@doug_gessleman .
1935 - The Palestinian leadership accepts the proposal put forward by the British High Commissioner to form a legislative council, but the British House of Commons in London rejects the proposal the following year.
@doug_gessleman surrounding areas to international control, following Britainโs announcement of ending its mandate. The Arab Higher Committee rejects the partition decision.
And then... the birth of the State of Israel ๐
@doug_gessleman were killed and 15,000 injured at the hands of British forces. Amin Al-Husseini flees to Syria (then under French mandate) to avoid arrest.
1947 - The United Nations recommends dividing Palestine into two Arab and Jewish states and subjecting the city of Jerusalem and its