<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKaribu na mwanzo wa karne hiyo, Uingereza na nchi nyingine zilikuwa zimeziona kwa upendezi mkubwa matukio katika Palestina, na wakati wa Vita ya Ulimwengu ya Kwanza, Uingereza iliwaomba Wayahudi na Waarabu msaada wa kuondoa Milki ya Ottoman.  <response>: Around the turn of the century Britain and other countries had noted with great interest the developments in Palestine, and during World War I the British courted Jews and Arabs for help to get rid of the Ottoman Empire. 