anon , ▁another ▁French ▁prote ctor ate . ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Palest ine ▁became ▁British ▁mand ated ▁territ ories . ▁Ira q ▁became ▁the ▁" K ing dom ▁of ▁Ira q " ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁Sh ar if ▁Hus sein ' s ▁sons , ▁F ais al , ▁was ▁installed ▁as ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁Ira q ▁incorpor ated ▁large ▁populations ▁of ▁Kur ds , ▁Ass y ri ans ▁and ▁Tur km ens , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁been ▁promised ▁independent ▁states ▁of ▁their ▁own . ▁ ▁Palest ine ▁became ▁the ▁" B rit ish ▁Mand ate ▁of ▁Palest ine " ▁and ▁was ▁split ▁in ▁half . ▁The ▁eastern ▁half ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁became ▁the ▁" Em ir ate ▁of ▁Trans j ord an " ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁throne ▁for ▁another ▁of ▁Hus ay n ' s ▁sons , ▁Abd ul lah . ▁The ▁western ▁half ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁direct ▁British ▁administration . ▁The ▁Jewish ▁population ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁which ▁number ed ▁less ▁than ▁ 8 ▁percent ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁was ▁given ▁free ▁rein ▁to ▁imm igr ate , ▁buy ▁land ▁from ▁abs ente e ▁land l ords , ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁shadow ▁government ▁in ▁waiting ▁and ▁establish ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁which ▁suppress ed ▁a ▁Palest in ian ▁revol t ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁pen ins ula ▁fell ▁to ▁another ▁British ▁al ly , ▁I bn ▁Sa