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Vintage map of Palestine from 1945

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The flag of Palestine

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British military in Palestine

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To Britain, Palestine was only as important as the Middle East as a whole. At the time, and still currently, Israel and Palestine (Arabs and Jews) were finding it difficult to live in a Bi-National state as the mandate suggested. With Palestine threatening its relations with Israel, Britain decided it was in its best interest to withdraw from Palestine as a whole to keep control over the rest of the Middle East. Their control lasted 3 decades.

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British military patrolled the streets. The mandate made it difficult for Jewish people to practice their religion with their own autonomy. The British built roads and airways, making Palestine into a 'modern' civilization, largely without Palestine's control or consent. It was turned into a majorly political state.

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In 1939, the White Paper established that Palestine were to be a binational state, only inhabited by Arabs and Jews. This rule was initiated by British rule.

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The borders of Palestine weren't established before British powers established their borders based off of British ally values.

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The British took full control of Palestine in 1918, after the end of WW1. Before colonialization, Palestine was a part of the Ottoman-Syria.

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Britain made agreements to gain support from groups in the Middle East. Agreements include Husayn-McMahon Correspondence in 1915, (letters exchanged by Britain and the king. This later launched the Arab Revolt) as well as the Balfour Declaration, where Britain decided they were committed to a National home for the Middle East.

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The Dual Mandate was on behalf of Britain ('international society') and Palestine. The Mandate, established in 1922, included the Balfour Declaration which stated that Britain would help create a National home for the Middle East.