In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “first british commission of inquiry on the question of palestine”. Today it says “british royal commission convened to investigate the cause of the 1920 jerusalem riots”.
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British inquiry that probed into the 1920 Jerusalem riots The Palin Commission or Palin Commission of Inquiry or Palin Court of Inquiry was a British Royal Commission convened to investigate the cause of the 1920 Jerusalem riots , which took place between April 4, 1920 and April 7, 1920. The Commission was also tasked with investigating “the extent and causes of racial feelings that at present exist in Palestine”. The Commission completed its report on July 1, 1920 at Port Said . The Commission reported that the prelude to the attacks resulted from Arab disappointment at the non-fulfillment of the promises of independence by British authorities, the belief that the Balfour Declaration implied a denial of the Arab right of self-determination, and fear that the establishment of a national home for Jews would result in a significant increase in Jewish immigration, leading to Arab economic and political subjugation. The Commission’s final report was never published, in anticipation of Zionist objections. The report is held in the Foreign Office papers at the National Archives as document E9379 under FO 371/5121. "The 1920 Jerusalem riots – Arab fears, Zionist pressures, faulty security cited in British Palin inquiry - Balfour Project" . Blind spot: America and the Palestinians, from Balfour to Trump .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Palin Report or Palin Commission of Inquiry examined the rioting in Jerusalem between 4 and 7 April 1920. It foresaw increasing problems between the various parties and the administration.
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The Palin Commission or Palin Commission of Inquiry or Palin Court of Inquiry was a committee of inquiry sent to the region in May 1920 by the British authorities, to examine the reasons for the Jerusalem riots , which took place between 4 and 7 April 1920. It foresaw increasing problems between the various parties and the administration. The Commission completed its report on 1 July 1920 at Port Said , and submitted it in August 1920, though it was never published.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
English Wikisource has original text related to this article: Palin Report The Palin Commission or Palin Commission of Inquiry or Palin Court of Inquiry was the first British Commission of Inquiry on the question of Palestine. It was sent to the region in May 1920 by the British authorities, to examine the reasons for the Jerusalem riots , which took place between 4 and 7 April 1920. It foresaw increasing problems between the various parties and the administration. The Commission completed its report on 1 July 1920 at Port Said , and submitted it in August 1920, though it was never published. The report is held in the Foreign Office papers at the National Archives as document E9379 under FO 371/5121.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
British inquiry that probed into the 1920 Jerusalem riots The Palin Commission or Palin Commission of Inquiry or Palin Court of Inquiry was the first British Commission of Inquiry on the question of Palestine. It was sent to the region in May 1920 by the British authorities, to examine the reasons for the Jerusalem riots , which took place between 4 and 7 April 1920. It foresaw increasing problems between the various parties and the administration. The Commission completed its report on 1 July 1920 at Port Said , and submitted it in August 1920, though it was never published. The report is held in the Foreign Office papers at the National Archives as document E9379 under FO 371/5121.
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first british commission of inquiry on the question of palestine
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british royal commission convened to investigate the cause of the 1920 jerusalem riots
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