After much soulsearching a decision was arrived at In the light of the needs of the Jews. of the position of the Arabs. and of the interests of the entire civilized world. The Arabs. until then subjects of the Turkish Empire. were put on the road to freedom. In the case of the Jews it was recognized that this group of people. living scattered all over the world. who found equality of rights and decent treatment in some countries. but unending sorrow and persecution in others. also deserved to have a country where those of them who wished to emigrate would be truly at home. Palestine. because of its historic connection with the Jewish people. was recognized as the place which should become the national home of the Jewish people. This was the basis on which the nations of the world decided to entrust the mandate over Palestine to England. with the understanding that Great Britain would use its position to further the immigration and settlement of Jews in Palestine. It was understood. of course. that all inhabitants of Palestine. whatever their race or religion. would enj3y perfect equality of rights and that particular attention should be paid to guaranteeing religious freedom and the protection of the holy places in that country. which is holy to so many faiths. But it was clearly understood at the same time that the Jews should be enabled to immigrate to Palestine in large numbers. so that its Jewish inhabitants would ultimately become a majority of its total population. and so that. in this sense. the state that would one day be established in Palestine would be a Jewish state. Let me make it plain that the term "Jewish state" was never meant as a state in which Jewish religion should be controlling but simply a state in which the majority of the population were Jews. All this is very clear from the diplomatic correspondence surrounding the Palestine mandate.
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