1919

January 3
An additional meeting takes place between Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the Zionist leader, and Emir Feisal, one of the leaders of the Arab revolt. An agreement is negotiated and signed between the two in which Feisal accepts the Balfour Declaration and Weizmann promises to help the Arabs develop their countries.

A World Zionist Organization memorandum is presented at the Paris Peace Conference, held in Versailles, France. The Zionist demands: the Jews have an historic right to Eretz Israel; it is proper that Britain receive the mandate for Palestine; and the borders of Eretz Israel will include parts of Lebanon, Syria and Transjordan.