FACT CHECK · HISTORY
Claim: Chat claims: the Arabs never agreed to a Jewish homeland
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
Emir Faisal, Arab Revolt leader, signed with Weizmann on 3 Jan 1919: encourage Jewish immigration to Palestine 'on a large scale'. He tied it to Arab independence.
SOURCE
Faisal-Weizmann Agreement 3 Jan 1919 (UNISPAL text), Arts. III-IV; JTA 1964
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