Israel-Egypt Armistice 1949
Egyptian-Israeli General Armistice Agreement, February 24, 1949
Preamble
The Parties to the present Agreement, responding to the Security Council resolution of 16 November 1948 calling upon them, as a further provisional measure under Article 40 of the Charter of the United Nations and in order to facilitate the transition from the present truce to permanent peace in [...]
Israel Independence Letter to Truman 1948
Independence of Israel
Letter From the Agent of the Provisional Government of Israel to the President of the United States, May 15, 1948
MY DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: I have the honor to notify you that the state of Israel has been proclaimed as an independent republic within frontiers approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations [...]
Israel-Lebanon Armistice 1949
Lebanese-Israeli General Armistice Agreement, March 23, 1949
Preamble
The Parties to the present Agreement,
Responding to the Security Council resolution of 16 November 1948,(2) calling upon them, as a further provisional measure under Article 40 of the Charter of the United Nations and in order to facilitate the transition from the present truce to permanent peace in Palestine, [...]
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1945
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Preamble
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the [...]
The British Mandate (July 24, 1922)
The Council of the League of Nations:
Whereas the Principal Allied Powers have agreed, for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, to entrust to a Mandatory selected by the said Powers the administration of the territory of Palestine, which formerly belonged to the [...]
League of Nations Charter (Including Amendments adopted to December, 1924)
THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES, In order to promote international co-operation and to achieve international peace and security by the acceptance of obligations not to resort to war, by the prescription of open, just and honourable relations between nations, by the firm establishment of the understandings of international law as the actual rule of conduct among [...]
San Remo Resolution April 25, 1920
San Remo Resolution - April 25, 1920
This resolution, consisting of the Balfour Declaration and Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, is the basic document upon which the Mandate for Palestine was constructed. The San Remo Resolution concerning Palestine and the Jewish National Home was adopted at the San Remo Peace Conference [...]
UN Charter
PREAMBLE
WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED
to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and
to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large [...]
Passfield White Paper 1930 - Limit Jewish Immigration, Support Arab Growth
United Kingdom
1 October 1930
PALESTINE
Statement of Policy
by His Majesty’s Government
in the United Kingdom
Presented by the Secretary of State for the Colonies
to Parliament by Command of His Majesty,
October 1930
LONDON:
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY HIS MAJESTY’S STATIONERY OFFICE
To be purchased directly from H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE at the following addresses:
Adastral House, Kingsway, London, W.C.z; 120, George Street, Edinburgh;
York Street, Manchester; [...]
