Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Henry McMahon, British High Commissioner to Egypt, writes to Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, promising an independent Arab nation—including Palestine—if the Arabs will revolt against the Ottoman Empire.

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Subsequent Events:

5/16/1916                 11/2/1917                12/30/1917

References:

Timeline of intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_intercommunal_conflict_in_Mandatory_Palestine

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