McMahon-Husain correspondence - Report of Arab-UK committee - UK documentation Cmd. 5974 (excerpts)/Non-UN document (16 March 1939)
For Arab support in expelling Ottoman rule, the British agreed to recognize the independence of the Arabs (including Palestine). After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, foreign meddling caused the Mandate system to be made. Countries that happened to be on the side that won believed they should get something, despite it being mainly British and Arab troops that fought Ottomans in that region.
So yes, the territory 'technically'
belonged to the British. When they planned for partition, they did it without the consent of the inhabitants of the territory. This is a concept that contradicts the Convenant of the League of Nations and the Charter of the United Nations that calls for
self-determination. There is no such thing as self-determination when it is imposed upon you.
We've been thru this scores of times. Which is why you even stopped trying to answer... anything/everything.
The British Promised BOTH Arab and Jews Homelands and that's what happened.
Using only Hussein-McMahon, whose meaning is contested (which is why You Use 'Unispal-estinian' instead of your old practice of Wikipedia to cite it!) isn't exactly straightforward discussion either.
I dealt with/Refuted your alleged interpretation here:
http://www.debatepolitics.com/middl...e-inevitable-says-ehud-17.html#post1058723771
And that destroyed sliver was all you ever head from the many agreements of the time.
One agreement cited instead of many, including 'consenting' ones like
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/faisaltext.html is ridiculous. So narrow as to be the sad position you find your self reduced to:
One interpretation of One agreement!
Many States were created willy-nilly from the Ottoman Breakup and given to ARABS as spoils.. indeed contravening original British and (UN Predecessor) League of Nations intent. The so called 'Lawrence of Arabia Legacy' leading to Arabs probably ruling More than their original range and many groups.
'Iraq' was thrown together from 3 Ottoman provinces, screwing the Kurds and Shia in favor of a Saudi/Sunni Prince for Spoils.
'Jordan' was created from 77% of the British Mandate and given to another Arab/Saudi/Sunni Prince as spoils, leaving 23% for the remaining 'palestinians' and Jews to share. (Jordan Is 70% 'palestinian'). Making lie of earlier promises to the Jews.
Lebanon was Gerrymandered from the French Mandate to have a Christian majority.
NO ONE got to 'consent' in ANY of these new countries.. including the Kurds who are ruled by various groups including Arabs.
This is a Double standard Only asked for to delegitimize Israel/Jews.
However, unlike the 'Iraq', 'Jordan', etc, Israel was at least voted on by an International body/Created along with 'Palestine' (II) by UN Resolution 181.
And the land it was created from had a Jewish majority.
Yet despite all of the above, Only tiny 'Israel' from the huge Ottoman breakup remains a cause celeb because of Jealousy and bigotry.