Peel Commission inquiry

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The Peel Commission inquiry was a British royal commission established in 1936 to investigate the causes of unrest in Mandatory Palestine and famously recommended the first formal partition of the territory into separate Jewish and Arab states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British royal commission
public inquiry
appliesToJurisdiction Mandatory Palestine
appointedBy United Kingdom government
linked to: UK government
chairperson William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Earl Peel
chronology preceded by Shaw Commission
country United Kingdom
endTime 1937
establishedBy British government
linked to: UK government
fieldOfWork Middle Eastern politics
colonial administration
conflict resolution
followedBy Woodhead Commission
genre government inquiry
hasCause Arab revolt in Palestine (1936–1939)
hasEffect shaped subsequent British and international discussion of partition in Palestine
hasPurpose to investigate the causes of unrest in Mandatory Palestine
to recommend policy for the future government of Palestine
inception 1936
jurisdiction British Empire
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis League of Nations Mandate for Palestine
location Mandatory Palestine
namedAfter William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Earl Peel
notableFor first formal recommendation to partition Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states
influencing later partition proposals for Palestine
officialName Palestine Royal Commission
opposedBy Arab Higher Committee
partiallySupportedBy Jewish Agency for Palestine
partOf British policy-making in Mandatory Palestine
publishedIn Peel Commission Report
recommended British mandatory enclave including Jerusalem and a corridor to the sea
creation of a Jewish state in part of Palestine
creation of an Arab state in part of Palestine
partition of Mandatory Palestine
reportPublicationDate 1937
shortName Peel Commission
significantEvent Arab revolt in Palestine (1936–1939)
significantPlace Jerusalem
London
linked to: London, England
startTime 1936
subjectOf debate in the British Parliament
topic Arab nationalism in Palestine
British Mandate for Palestine
Jewish–Arab conflict in Palestine
Zionism in Palestine
linked to: Zionism

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Peel Commission inquiry officialName Palestine Royal Commission
linked to: Peel Commission inquiry
Peel Commission inquiry shortName Peel Commission
linked to: Peel Commission inquiry
Peel Commission inquiry publishedIn Peel Commission Report
linked to: Peel Commission inquiry
Peel Commission partition proposal proposedBy Peel Commission
linked to: Peel Commission inquiry
Peel Commission partition proposal partOf Peel Commission report
linked to: Peel Commission inquiry
Peel Commission partition proposal endorsedBy Peel Commission
linked to: Peel Commission inquiry
Peel Commission partition proposal endorsedBy British Royal Commission of Inquiry into Palestine
linked to: Peel Commission inquiry