The European Parliament has formally acknowledged the legal framework established by the 1922 Mandate. Our submission provided the necessary historical evidence to secure this recognition. We will now monitor the integration of these principles into future parliamentary policy discussions.
March 12, 2015
Petition to: THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - The Mandate for Palestine
Final supporters
Petition to THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
The
Mandate for Palestine
The
National Home of the Jewish People
JULY 24, 1922
The First Principle of
International Law:
Agreements Must be Honored
(Pacta sunt servanda)
“Whereas the Principal
Allied Powers have also agreed that the Mandatory should be responsible for
putting into effect the declaration originally made on November 2nd, 1917, by
the Government of His Britannic Majesty, and adopted by the said Powers, in
favor of the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish
people, it being clearly understood that nothing should be done which might
prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in
Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other
country; and,
“Whereas recognition has thereby been given to the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for reconstituting their national home in that country”
Whereas: The "Mandate for Palestine" an historical League of Nations document, laid down the Jewish legal right under international law to settle anywhere in western Palestine, the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, an entitlement unaltered in international law. Fifty-one member countries - the entire League of Nations - unanimously declared on July 24, 1922:
"Whereas recognition has been given to the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for reconstituting their national home in that country."
Whereas: “The Principal Allied Powers have also agreed that the Mandatory should be responsible for putting into effect the declaration originally made on November 2nd, 1917, by the Government of His Britannic Majesty, and adopted by the said Powers, in favor of the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.”
Whereas: Article 2 of the Mandate reads: “The Mandatory shall be responsible for placing the country under such political, administrative and economic conditions as will secure the establishment of the Jewish national home, as laid down in the preamble, and the development of self-governing institutions, and also for safeguarding the civil and religious rights of all the inhabitants of Palestine, irrespective of race and religion.”
Whereas: Article 4 of the Mandate reads: “An appropriate Jewish agency shall be recognised as a public body for the purpose of advising and co-operating with the Administration of Palestine in such economic, social and other matters as may affect the establishment of the Jewish national home and the interests of the Jewish population in Palestine, and, subject always to the control of the Administration to assist and take part in the development of the country.”
Whereas: Article 5 of the Mandate reads: “The Mandatory shall be responsible for seeing that no Palestine territory shall be ceded or leased to, or in any way placed under the control of the Government of any foreign Power.”
Whereas: Article 6 of the Mandate reads: “The Administration of Palestine, while ensuring that the rights and position of other sections of the population are not prejudiced, shall facilitate Jewish immigration under suitable conditions and shall encourage, in co-operation with the Jewish agency referred to in Article 4, close settlement by Jews on the land, including State lands and waste lands not required for public purposes.”
Whereas: Jewish rights to Palestine were internationally guaranteed. In the first Report of the High Commissioner on the Administration of Palestine (1920-1925) presented to the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, published in April 1925, the most senior official of the Mandate, the High Commissioner for Palestine, underscored how international guarantees for the existence of a Jewish National Home in Palestine were achieved:
“The [Balfour] Declaration was endorsed at the time by several of the Allied Governments; it was reaffirmed by the Conference of the Principal Allied Powers at San Remo in 1920; it was subsequently endorsed by unanimous resolutions of both Houses of the Congress of the United States; it was embodied in the Mandate for Palestine approved by the League of Nations in 1922; it was declared, in a formal statement of policy issued by the Colonial Secretary in the same year, ‘not to be susceptible of change.’”
Whereas: Historically, before the Arabs fabricated the concept of Palestinian Peoplehood as an exclusively Arab phenomenon, no such group existed. Not once are Arabs as a people mentioned in the “Mandate for Palestine.” At no point in the entire document is there any granting of political rights to non-Jewish entities
Therefore: You, The European Parliament, should view yourself as duty-bound to fulfill the requirement spelled out in the “Mandate for Palestine” – a historical League of Nations document that laid down the Jewish people’s legal right to settle anywhere in western Palestine, a 10,000-square-mile area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. Any attempt to negate the Jewish people’s rights to Palestine-Eretz-Israel, is a serious infringement of international law.
Updates
Reached 2,500 supporters
December 17, 2014
Reached 1,000 supporters
December 15, 2014
December 13, 2014
We are approaching the 1,000 signature threshold required to secure an initial meeting with the parliamentary secretariat. Please focus your efforts on direct outreach to contacts within the European policy sphere to ensure we hit this target before the upcoming review session.
Reached 100 supporters
December 11, 2014
1,627 Comments
I agree, "According to Article 80 of the UN Charter, all rights derived from Mandates never expire. According to the Mandate, the Jews could settle anywhere between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, including Judea, Samaira and Gaza."
Thank you! It must be internationally recognized that there has never been any international law replacing this internationally recognized law by a 51 country unanimous League of Nation vote giving Israel the right to their national homeland again after WWI.
This is a legal binding document which was signed and agreed with 51 nations( League of Nations) among them were Arab nations. Europe must not overthrow this legally binding agreement, bypassing the Palestians recognition of Israel's right to exist
Having violated its own founding charter, it is past time for the UN and the EU to recognize the validity of Israel as a Jewish state. NEVER AGAIN means NEVER AGAIN to the anti-Semites in Europe and around the world. Honor your own laws and agreements!
It should be remembered that the decision of League of Nations concerning the jewish ownership of the whole Palestine (which includes Judea, Samarea and the Gaza strip) was reiterated in the Charter of the United Nations (article 80, chapter 12).
the Balfour declaration
Jordanian Forces ethnically cleanse the Old City of Jerusalem of Jews in 1948 (John Phillips)
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The European Parliament has formally acknowledged the legal framework established by the 1922 Mandate. Our submission provided the necessary historical evidence to secure this recognition. We will now monitor the integration of these principles into future parliamentary policy discussions.
March 12, 2015
Petition to: THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - The Mandate for Palestine
Final supporters
Petition to THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
The
Mandate for Palestine
The
National Home of the Jewish People
JULY 24, 1922
The First Principle of
International Law:
Agreements Must be Honored
(Pacta sunt servanda)
“Whereas the Principal
Allied Powers have also agreed that the Mandatory should be responsible for
putting into effect the declaration originally made on November 2nd, 1917, by
the Government of His Britannic Majesty, and adopted by the said Powers, in
favor of the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish
people, it being clearly understood that nothing should be done which might
prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in
Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other
country; and,
“Whereas recognition has thereby been given to the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for reconstituting their national home in that country”
Whereas: The "Mandate for Palestine" an historical League of Nations document, laid down the Jewish legal right under international law to settle anywhere in western Palestine, the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, an entitlement unaltered in international law. Fifty-one member countries - the entire League of Nations - unanimously declared on July 24, 1922:
"Whereas recognition has been given to the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for reconstituting their national home in that country."
Whereas: “The Principal Allied Powers have also agreed that the Mandatory should be responsible for putting into effect the declaration originally made on November 2nd, 1917, by the Government of His Britannic Majesty, and adopted by the said Powers, in favor of the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.”
Whereas: Article 2 of the Mandate reads: “The Mandatory shall be responsible for placing the country under such political, administrative and economic conditions as will secure the establishment of the Jewish national home, as laid down in the preamble, and the development of self-governing institutions, and also for safeguarding the civil and religious rights of all the inhabitants of Palestine, irrespective of race and religion.”
Whereas: Article 4 of the Mandate reads: “An appropriate Jewish agency shall be recognised as a public body for the purpose of advising and co-operating with the Administration of Palestine in such economic, social and other matters as may affect the establishment of the Jewish national home and the interests of the Jewish population in Palestine, and, subject always to the control of the Administration to assist and take part in the development of the country.”
Whereas: Article 5 of the Mandate reads: “The Mandatory shall be responsible for seeing that no Palestine territory shall be ceded or leased to, or in any way placed under the control of the Government of any foreign Power.”
Whereas: Article 6 of the Mandate reads: “The Administration of Palestine, while ensuring that the rights and position of other sections of the population are not prejudiced, shall facilitate Jewish immigration under suitable conditions and shall encourage, in co-operation with the Jewish agency referred to in Article 4, close settlement by Jews on the land, including State lands and waste lands not required for public purposes.”
Whereas: Jewish rights to Palestine were internationally guaranteed. In the first Report of the High Commissioner on the Administration of Palestine (1920-1925) presented to the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, published in April 1925, the most senior official of the Mandate, the High Commissioner for Palestine, underscored how international guarantees for the existence of a Jewish National Home in Palestine were achieved:
“The [Balfour] Declaration was endorsed at the time by several of the Allied Governments; it was reaffirmed by the Conference of the Principal Allied Powers at San Remo in 1920; it was subsequently endorsed by unanimous resolutions of both Houses of the Congress of the United States; it was embodied in the Mandate for Palestine approved by the League of Nations in 1922; it was declared, in a formal statement of policy issued by the Colonial Secretary in the same year, ‘not to be susceptible of change.’”
Whereas: Historically, before the Arabs fabricated the concept of Palestinian Peoplehood as an exclusively Arab phenomenon, no such group existed. Not once are Arabs as a people mentioned in the “Mandate for Palestine.” At no point in the entire document is there any granting of political rights to non-Jewish entities
Therefore: You, The European Parliament, should view yourself as duty-bound to fulfill the requirement spelled out in the “Mandate for Palestine” – a historical League of Nations document that laid down the Jewish people’s legal right to settle anywhere in western Palestine, a 10,000-square-mile area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. Any attempt to negate the Jewish people’s rights to Palestine-Eretz-Israel, is a serious infringement of international law.
Updates
Reached 2,500 supporters
December 17, 2014
Reached 1,000 supporters
December 15, 2014
December 13, 2014
We are approaching the 1,000 signature threshold required to secure an initial meeting with the parliamentary secretariat. Please focus your efforts on direct outreach to contacts within the European policy sphere to ensure we hit this target before the upcoming review session.
Reached 100 supporters
December 11, 2014
1,627 Comments
This is a matter of International Law not to be modified or altered for any reason. To date it has yet to be fully acknowledged as existing or honored by the EU. The time has come to honor this mandate as it was spelled out and approved in 1922!
I agree, "According to Article 80 of the UN Charter, all rights derived from Mandates never expire. According to the Mandate, the Jews could settle anywhere between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, including Judea, Samaira and Gaza."
Thank you! It must be internationally recognized that there has never been any international law replacing this internationally recognized law by a 51 country unanimous League of Nation vote giving Israel the right to their national homeland again after WWI.
This is a legal binding document which was signed and agreed with 51 nations( League of Nations) among them were Arab nations. Europe must not overthrow this legally binding agreement, bypassing the Palestians recognition of Israel's right to exist
Having violated its own founding charter, it is past time for the UN and the EU to recognize the validity of Israel as a Jewish state. NEVER AGAIN means NEVER AGAIN to the anti-Semites in Europe and around the world. Honor your own laws and agreements!
It should be remembered that the decision of League of Nations concerning the jewish ownership of the whole Palestine (which includes Judea, Samarea and the Gaza strip) was reiterated in the Charter of the United Nations (article 80, chapter 12).
the Balfour declaration
Jordanian Forces ethnically cleanse the Old City of Jerusalem of Jews in 1948 (John Phillips)
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This is a matter of International Law not to be modified or altered for any reason. To date it has yet to be fully acknowledged as existing or honored by the EU. The time has come to honor this mandate as it was spelled out and approved in 1922!