Sentence examples for During the mandate from inspiring English sources

Jewish numerical predominance strengthened during the mandate period.

British rule in Palestine during the mandate was, in general, conscientious, efficient, and responsible.

The Israelis, like the British during the Mandate, often destroy the homes of prominent enemies, usually by bulldozer in the occupied West Bank.

Later developments followed a plan originally devised by the French during the mandate period (1920 46), with a number of revisions attempted thereafter.

The Arab population is descended from Arabs who lived in the area during the mandate period and, in most cases, for centuries before that time.

The military battalions of Hamas are named for Izz al-Din al-Qassam, a Syrian-born sheikh who, during the Mandate period, carried out numerous attacks on British and Jewish officials.

During the British mandate in Palestine, Christians were around 20percentt of the population; today they're under 2percentt because of tremendous emigration.

"During the British mandate, Palestinian farmers exported many varieties of agricultural goods," says Wahbeh Asfour, project manager at the Ma'an Development Center, which started the Kale Project to help grow more food in the West Bank.

During the British Mandate period, Abu Ghosh's largely Muslim population had good relations with Jews; Abu Ghosh sat out the 1948 war, when Arab gunmen used the surrounding hills to ambush convoys bringing supplies to besieged Jerusalem.

During the British Mandate, the Palestinian community and Jewish colonies were expected to run their own education systems.

During the French mandate, Homs was part of the State of Damascus.