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Lord William Robert Peel, second from left in profile, and Sir Horace Rumbold, far left, stand with others outside a building with a sign reading Office of the Palestine Royal Commission. The Israelis and the Palestinians: A Century of Conflict Map of Palestine showing the Peel Commission's 1937 partition proposal, with areas designated for a Jewish state in green, an Arab state in orange, and a central zone under British rule in red, including Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Major cities, Jewish settlements, and Arab or mixed towns are marked, alongside neighboring countries Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
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Robert Peel and Horace Rumbold
Peel Commission members Robert Peel (second from left) and diplomat Horace Rumbold...
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Partition plan proposed by the Peel Commission report, 1937.
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The Israelis and the Palestinians: A Century of Conflict
After a year of war between Israel and Hamas, the conflict in the Middle East continues...
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