Stevenoh
The original Balfor Amendment included Trans-Jordan as part of the Jewish homeland. This was approved by the League of Nations. However, when it came to implementing the Amendment and the League of Nations decision, it was Brittain that didn’t implement it. At the time the Hashimites of Arabia were bloodily deposed as the guardians of Meca and Medina. In effect they were thrown out by the Saudis. The Hashimites were strong allies of Brittain and were given Trans-Jordan as their new country to rule. The UN on the other hand asked for a partition that was close to Israel’s 1948 borders. That didn’t last long as five Arab armies descended on Israel upon recognition of her statehood. Israel overcame her enemies established the borders of 1948. It was at that point that the Palestinian refugee problem materialized.
