1920: In February, Palestinians take to the streets of Jerusalem to protest against the rising number of Jewish settlers. When the Chief Administrator of Palestine, General Louis Bols, announces that the Balfour Declaration would be enforced, approx. 1500 Palestinians take to the streets of Jerusalem in protest.
In April, the allied nations meet at a “Peace Conference” in Italy to decide on how to distribute the Ottoman territories. The Ottoman region of Syria (current day Syria and Lebanon) was mandated to France, southern Syria (Palestine) and Mesopotamia (Iraq) were given to Great Britain as a mandate.
Meanwhile, the Yishuv (i.e. the Jewish residents of Palestine before the formation of Israel) establish their own assembly, schools, labour union (Histadrut), courts etc. They also form a paramilitary militia group known as the “Haganah”.
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