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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 April 2022
The 1922 Mandate League of Nations Mandate for Palestine was an agreement between Britain and the League of Nations whereby Britain would administer Palestine subject to the terms of the Mandate. The Mandate incorporated the wording of the 1917 Balfour Declaration and added a reference to “the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for reconstituting their national home in that country” while not prejudicing “the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine.” The Mandatory borders of Palestine with Egypt and Trans-Jordan were later adopted as the borders of Israel with Egypt and Jordan in the 1969 and 1994 Peace Treaties. The Mandate called for the “close settlement by Jews on the land, including State lands and waste lands not required for public purposes” and it is controversial whether this is still relevant to parts of Palestine
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