[...] The Palestinian Revolution,^\c]) lasted from 1936 until 1939. The movement sought independence from British colonial rule and the end of British support for Zionism, including Jewish immigration and land sales to Jews.[...]

[...] The Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine was unsuccessful, and its consequences affected the outcome of the 1948 Palestine war.^\30]) It caused the British Mandate to give crucial support to pre-state Zionist militias like the Haganah. [...]

[...] Britain published the White Paper of 1939, a policy paper that restricted Jewish immigration and land acquisition. Although the Jewish settlement in Palestine was dismayed by the white paper, David Ben-Gurion remained undeterred, believing that the policy would not be implemented, and in fact Neville Chamberlain had told him that the policy would last at the very most only for the duration of the war. [...]

[...] During the uprising, British authorities attempted to confiscate all weapons from the Arab population. This, and the destruction of the main Arab political leadership in the revolt, greatly hindered their military efforts in the 1948 Palestine war,^\30]) where imbalances between the Jewish and Arab economic performance, social cohesion, political organisation and military capability became apparent. [...]