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By the time the revolt concluded in March 1939, more than 5,000 Arabs, 400 Jews, and 200 British had been killed and at least 15,000 Arabs were wounded. [43] In total, 10% of the adult Arab male population was killed, wounded, imprisoned, or exiled. [44]
In December 1947, the Jewish death toll was estimated at over 200, and, according to Alec Kirkbride, by 18 January 1948, 333 Jews and 345 Arabs had been killed while 643 Jews and 877 Arabs had been injured. [46]
- Mandatory Palestine
Issued by the League of Nations, the Mandate formalized British rule over parts of the Levant (the region that comprises countries to the east of the Mediterranean), as part of the League’s goal...
In the first two months of the Civil War, around 1,000 people were killed and 2,000 injured, [42] and by the end of March, the figure had risen to 2,000 dead and 4,000 wounded. [43] These figures correspond to an average of more than 100 deaths and 200 casualties per week in a population of 2,000,000.
Feb 1, 2024 · Feb. 1, 2024. One year matters more than any other for understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In 1948, Jews realized their wildly improbable dream of a state, and Palestinians experienced ...
- Emily Bazelon
Oct 11, 2023 · The Jewish state takes control of 77 percent of the territory of Mandate Palestine, according to the UN. For Palestinians, this date marks the “Nakba”, the catastrophe that heralds their ...
4 days ago · Annotation. The Mandate for Palestine was a legal document that established the United Kingdom as a Mandatory in charge of Palestine and Transjordan following its occupation of the territories during World War I and their eventual concession from the Ottoman Empire in 1918.
