FACT CHECK · 1948, THE MANDATE AND PARTITION
Claim: 1919: 'the Arab State and Palestine', two lands
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Faisal-Weizmann, 3 Jan 1919, Art. I: 'The Arab State and Palestine', Arab and Jewish agents in each. Faisal tied it to Arab independence. Art. IV: Jewish immigration 'on a large scale'.
SOURCE
Faisal-Weizmann Agreement, 3 Jan 1919, Arts I and IV, with Faisal's handwritten reservation
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