Class+Notes+Nov.+18

Nov 1938 Woodhead Commission 1939 White Paper
 * Decided that the Peel Commission was not workable and that they would actually have to decide what to do with Palestine
 * The British decided to hold a meeting in London in Feb/March 1939 with both Zionist and Palestinian leaders to see if any compromise could be worked out
 * Of course, no compromised could be worked out, so the British made the decision on their own...
 * Palestine is a National Home for the Jews at this point; they have 450,000 Jews living there.
 * Palestine was never intended to be a Jewish State, so within 10 years the mandate will become independent and will hold elections and create a constitution
 * Jewish immigration for the next 5 years will be limited to 10,000/yr with a one-time exception for 25,000 because of issues happening in Europe
 * After 5 years all immigrants must be approved by the Arab majority
 * The immigration issue is present, according to the white paper, because the land sales from Arab to Jew hurt the economic standing of Arabs
 * The Arabs reject this plan because it allows Jewish immigration, even though it's a sweet deal for them.