The Sykes-Picot Agreement

During World War l, the Allies and Central powers clashed with each other. There were some differences that had to be resolved. One of them was the recognition of Arab independence after the war. Hussein bin Ali (Sharif of Mecca) and Sir Henry McMahon (British Commissioner of Egypt) exchanged letters discussing the issue of recognizing Arab independence. After an info leak of the Sykes–Picot Agreement between the European powers. Letting European nations to occupy territories of the Middle East. Hussein bin Ali considered the agreements to a violation. Nullifying the agreement of letting the Arabs controlling their own nation.

The Sykes–Picot Agreement was an agreement between the Triple Entente alliance of Britain, France, Italy, and Russia. The agreement defined the borders, spheres of influence ,and control in the Middle East after the Ottomans were defeated.The agreement allowed Britain to control Jordan, southern Iraq, and the Acre-Haifa enclave zone. The British would get Acre-Haifa zone to enable access to the Mediterranean sea. France would get control of southeastern Turkey, northern Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. Russia would get Thrace, the Turkish Straits, and Armenia. And Italy would get Southwestern Turkey. However, Palestine was left for further negotiations. In 1923, the British took the
The British signed the agreement to help the Jewish people to retrieve their ancient homeland and destabilize the Ottoman Empire to increase British influence in the Middle East.. The Jews didn't get Palestine immediately; it took another war to get it. It will be 100 years since the Balfour agreement. Last week , Lord Balfour’s grandchild stated that Israel has violated this agreement, the part that says “it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish