Which statement accurately describes British policy toward Palestine during the first half of the 20th century?
A. The British supported the formation of a Jewish homeland in
Palestine during World War I, but strongly opposed it after Arab
Palestinians played a major role in the Allied victory in World War
II.
B. The British promised both Palestinians and Jews an independent
homeland in the same part of its Middle Eastern empire, leading
both groups to feel that they had a legal right to the territory,
C. The British secretly promised to support Israeli control over the
city of Jerusalem, but did not recognize that Palestinian Muslims
also considered this city their capital and holiest city.
D. The British encouraged tension between Arabs and Jews in
Palestine to prevent a rebellion against the British, but eventually
sided with the Arabs after Israelis began supporting commudom.