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Originally Posted by koan
I wasn't aware the Brits foresaw problems with them coexisting with Arabs culturally or religiously, only that they feared the hardship of having such a massive immigration in one territory and the displacement concerns.
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The big issue is that the British had promised the same thing to both sides.
The Balfour Declaration and
the Husayn-McMahon Correspondence essentially promised Palestine to both sides.
The cultural clash came in a general sense, but also in the specifics of control of places like Hebron, east Jerusalem and especially,
the Dome of the Rock. The Jews wanted that given to them, because of its religious significance. It is, however, the 3rd holiest place in Islam.