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Revision as of 14:49, 17 April 2018 editNo More Mr Nice Guy (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers8,461 edits rv. this is currently under discussion with no apparent consensus to include. not to mention the ridiculous reason given for the last revertTag: Undo← Previous edit Revision as of 16:11, 17 April 2018 edit undoTheGracefulSlick (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers53,686 edits Undid revision 836901322 by No More Mr Nice Guy The discussion is about ''removing'' longstanding content, not introducing it. Hence, there is no consensus to remove it at this pointTag: UndoNext edit →
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|a='''A1''': This article is about the British administrative unit in Palestine. There is a separate article covering the entity of the ], and the ] which acted as the constitution for both of these administrations. |a='''A1''': This article is about the British administrative unit in Palestine. There is a separate article covering the entity of the ], and the ] which acted as the constitution for both of these administrations.
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|q=Q2: Wasn't Transjordan severed from Palestine / the Jewish National Home envisaged in the Balfour Declaration? After all, the Palestine mandate was assigned at San Remo in April 1920, and the Transjordan Emirate wasn't established until April 1921?
|a='''A2''': Numerous discussions on the talk page have concluded that there is no evidence to support the idea that either the Palestine referred to in the Balfour Declaration or the Palestine of the Mandate declared at San Remo included TransJordan. Scholarly sources confirm that just three months after ] the British questioned "what is the "Syria" for which the French received a mandate at San Remo?" and "does it include Transjordania?" and opted to pursue a policy of associating Transjordan with the mandated area of Palestine without adding it to the area of the Jewish National Home. Scholarly sources also confirm that borders were not finalised until after the April 1921 establishment of the Hashemite Emirate in 1921. ].}}


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Below are answers to frequently asked questions about the corresponding page Mandatory Palestine. They address concerns, questions, and misconceptions which have repeatedly arisen on the talk page. Please update this material when needed.

Q1: Why doesn't this article include Trans-Jordan in its scope? Why isn't Trans-Jordan shown as part of Mandatory Palestine on the map? A1: This article is about the British administrative unit in Palestine. There is a separate article covering the entity of the Emirate of Transjordan, and the Mandate legal instrument which acted as the constitution for both of these administrations. Q2: Wasn't Transjordan severed from Palestine / the Jewish National Home envisaged in the Balfour Declaration? After all, the Palestine mandate was assigned at San Remo in April 1920, and the Transjordan Emirate wasn't established until April 1921? A2: Numerous discussions on the talk page have concluded that there is no evidence to support the idea that either the Palestine referred to in the Balfour Declaration or the Palestine of the Mandate declared at San Remo included TransJordan. Scholarly sources confirm that just three months after San Remo the British questioned "what is the "Syria" for which the French received a mandate at San Remo?" and "does it include Transjordania?" and opted to pursue a policy of associating Transjordan with the mandated area of Palestine without adding it to the area of the Jewish National Home. Scholarly sources also confirm that borders were not finalised until after the April 1921 establishment of the Hashemite Emirate in 1921. A selection of sources are listed here. Category: