The British Mandate in Palestine was a legal commission given to Britain by the League of Nations in 1922. It was established to administer the territories of Palestine and Transjordan, with the objective of implementing the provisions of Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations. The mandate was based on the principles of the Balfour Declaration and aimed to facilitate the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people while also recognizing the civil and religious rights of the non-Jewish communities in Palestine. The British Mandate lasted until May 14, 1948, when it was terminated, and the State of Israel was declared. The mandate period was characterized by significant intercommunal conflict between the Jewish and Palestinian Arab communities
. The British Mandate for Palestine was an outcome of the First World War, reflecting the collapse of pre-war empires and the emergence of nations demanding self-determination. The Middle East as we know it today still reflects and is influenced by the arbitrary partitions on behalf of Palestine’s inhabitants on the one hand, and on behalf of "international society" on the other. The Balfour Declaration was incorporated into the preamble and second article of the Mandate for Britain, thus also had a "dual obligation" towards both Arabs and Jews
