Was Jordan a part of the Palestine Mandate?

Submitted by Brother Mark (United States), Jun 11, 2022 at 19:46

Jordan was originally part of the mandate before it was decided by that it wouldn't be used for the establishment of a Jewish home.
That's why the High Commissioner asked later for assistance with the area after the League of Nations and Great Britain made this decision.

"Shortly afterwards, in September 1922...."

"In July 1922, the League of Nations entrusted Great Britain with the Mandate for Palestine. Recognizing 'the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine,' Great Britain was called upon to facilitate the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine-Eretz Israel (Land of Israel). Shortly afterwards, in September 1922, the League of Nations and Great Britain decided that the provisions for setting up a Jewish national home would not apply to the area east of the Jordan River, which constituted three-fourths of the territory included in the Mandate and which eventually became the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan."

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/history-and-overview-of-the-british-palestine-mandate

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