Treaty of Sèvres — August 1920 Mandate system evoked in the San Remo Conference. Terms of the treaty stirred hostility and nationalist feeling among the Turks. Reaffirmed the promise made to the Jewish community through the Balfour Declaration.

Sykes-Picot Agreement

Balfour Declaration

San Remo Conference

Mandate System

Turkish War of Independence

Treaty of Lausanne

Syria & Lebanon 4 dates

Iraq 6 dates

Zionism

Balfour Declaration impact in Palestine

Haganah

Palestinian riots at the Wailling Wall and Hebron

Great Arab Revolt

Widening gap between the Jewish and Arab communities in the 30s

Impact of the Great Arab Revolt on the Jewish settlers

Impact of the Great Arab Revolt on the British

Passfield white paper

Arab Executive in Palestine

Sir John-Hope-Simpson

Peel Royal Commission

British White Paper

British White Paper : “His Majesty’s Government therefore now declare unequivocally that it is not part of their policy that Palestine should become a Jewish State”

Reactions to the White Paper 1939

If you work hard and perform well, it doesn't matter whether you're 20 or 40. People are going to follow, and you can go in there and run the show.

The age I'm at now, you go from being a young girl to suddenly you blossom into a woman. You ripen, you know? And then you start to rot.

We in the network world are used to having time constraints and saying only what you have already thought through 150 times, because you don't have that much expansive opportunity.

Any radical change or trauma always makes for interesting subject matter, but then all stories deal, to some extent, with the disjuncture between past and present.

Hope keeps you alive.

The greatest gift you can ever give another person is your own happiness.

We take it for granted sometimes that certain parts of our history are told, and we take it for granted that we know all that stuff, and we move forward along on that basis, but there are also massive gaps, and we have to try to address them.

Be fearless in the pursuit of greatness.

It is quite common to meet people that live a few kilometers away from Mexico and that have never been there. We need to revive on many levels an illustrious desire to get to know the world, to learn another language, to understand and create empathy with people that live a few kilometers away from us. It's never late to do this.

Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.

Only with a leaf can I talk of the forest.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

I'm a great believer in the character of a club. To me, character has a lot to do with how you compete. That creates urgency and toughness. That elevates the talent that you have.

In Hollywood, women hate each other.

You know your gut instincts are spot on about a person when you can also detect a water source in the soil beneath them.

I believe in using fresh, high quality from-the-earth ingredients and cooking methods that protect the natural goodness and nutrients of foods, while always maximizing flavor and taste.

I have never made a decision based on race and never will.

I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of thousands of ordinary Irish people.

After two decades of personal finance reporting, I've heard every excuse in the book for not saving money. That said, none of them really hold up - at least over the long term.

Electric cars are really very cool. Air-source heat pumps are great.

I did 'Bridge to Terabithia' when I was around 6 years old, but for my first movie, I was 5.

There's something about the kind of unconditional wild joy of creating that you have with your siblings that I am always trying to get back to.

Filmmaking is just a very luxurious and efficient way of expressing yourself.

Whether it's acting, directing or writing, I want to be involved in the film industry for the rest of my life.