Episode 1598 • • 32:43 - 38:07
1598: Guardrails
British Mandate and the History of the Balfour Declaration
A TRT World report details the role of Imperial Britain in the Palestinian conflict, starting with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. The segment covers the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which promised a Jewish homeland while Britain simultaneously promised independence to Arab leaders. The narrative follows the 1920 League of Nations mandate and the subsequent decades of riots and failed partitions leading up to 1948.