Resolution 181 proposed dividing between Jews and Arabs the land then remaining under the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine.

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Then the League of Nations awarded Britain the Mandate to govern Palestine and prepare its citizens for self-government.

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In 1923, Britain began to govern Palestine under a mandate from the League of Nations.

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