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In the first days of the British Mandate for Palestine, British troops set out repairing damages made to city institutions during Turkish rule. They also tried to maintain peaceful relations between Arabs and Jews, but this would not last long.

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At the end of World War I, the nations of the world gave Great Britain responsibility for creating a Jewish state in Palestine. It’s amazing to think of the timing of Herzl’s idea, coming just before the world attempted to right ancient wrongs.

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A British Expeditionary force entered Jerusalem in December 1917. This was the first time that Jerusalem was controlled by Europeans since the days of the Crusaders. The difference was that the Crusaders killed while the British in 1917 tried to uphold the rights of the inhabitants.

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