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Herbert Samuel and the British Mandate for Palestine

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Herbert Samuel and the British Mandate for Palestine: The Formative Years

On June 30, 1920, Herbert Samuel, the first High Commissioner for Palestine, arrived in Jaffa and made his way to Jerusalem, thus beginning the British Mandate period. For most of us, this phrase is associated with a chapter in the
The “Mizpah” photograph album: a gift for the High Commissioner

On July 1 1920 the first High Commissioner for Palestine, Sir Herbert Samuel (1870-1963) arrived in Jaffa. Samuel was a British Jew who had served several times in the government. He had helped to acheive the Balfour Declaration and his

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