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Palestine, Late Ottoman period, to 1917

From the late Ottoman period to today, fact by fact and source by source.

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Palestine events by lane from 1858 to 1918Diplomacy & lawMcMahon's letter to Sharif Hussein of Mecca, 24 October 1915Sykes–Picot Agreement, May 1916Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917186018651870187518801885189018951900190519101915
  1. 24 October 1915
    McMahon's letter to Sharif Hussein of Mecca

    Letter from the British High Commissioner in Egypt to the Sharif of Mecca setting out the area Britain would recognise for Arab independence, with reservations.

    Diplomacy & law4 sources4 independent roots1 open question
  2. May 1916date uncertain
    Sykes–Picot Agreement

    Secret Anglo-French understanding dividing Ottoman Arab provinces into zones of control and influence.

    Diplomacy & law1 source1 independent root
  3. 2 November 1917
    Balfour Declaration

    Letter from British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Lord Rothschild stating British policy on a Jewish national home in Palestine.

    Diplomacy & law1 source1 independent root