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The '''Mandate of Palestine''', also known as '''Mandatory Palestine''', was a British overseas territory that existed form 1920 to 1948. It occupied much of what is now [[Israel]].

The '''Mandate of Palestine''', also known as '''Mandatory Palestine''', was a British overseas territory that existed form 1920 to 1948. It occupied much of what is now [[Israel]]. The prior to World War I, the area has been ruled by the Ottomans. The mandate specified that the area would be a "Jewish National Home." The Arabs, who at this time viewed the area as "Southern Syria," protested the mandate.<ref>Pipes, Daniel, "[http://www.danielpipes.org/8025/the-year-the-arabs-discovered-palestine The Year the Arabs Discovered Palestine]," ''Middle East Review'', Summer, 1989.</ref>