- American ▁Committee ▁of ▁In qu iry ▁recommended ▁the ▁immediate ▁ad mission ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Jewish ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Europe ▁into ▁Palest ine . ▁It ▁also ▁recommended ▁that ▁Palest ine ▁remain ▁a ▁mand ated ▁territory , ▁that ▁facilities ▁be ▁put ▁in ▁place ▁to ▁ensure ▁Jewish ▁migration ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Land ▁Act ▁which ▁b anned ▁Jews ▁from ▁purch asing ▁land ▁in ▁ 9 5 % ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁be ▁res c ind ed . ▁▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁– ▁The ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁gr ants ▁full ▁so vere ig nt y ▁to ▁Trans j ord an . ▁The ▁parliament ▁of ▁Trans j ord an ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁Trans j ord an , ▁em ir ▁Abd ul lah , ▁as ▁Trans j ord an ' s ▁king ▁and ▁formally ▁changed ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁from ▁the ▁Em ir ate ▁of ▁Trans j ord an ▁to ▁the ▁Hash em ite ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Trans j ord an . ▁Three ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁country ▁changes ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Jordan . ▁▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁– ▁Night ▁of ▁the ▁brid ges : ▁Ten ▁Pal m ach ▁members ▁blow ▁up ▁brid ges ▁across ▁Palest ine ▁which ▁link ▁Palest ine ▁to ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁countries ▁Leb anon , ▁Sy ria , ▁Trans j ord an ▁and ▁Egypt , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁imm obil ize ▁its ▁transport ation . ▁▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁– ▁Operation ▁Ag ath a ▁▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁– ▁King ▁David ▁Hotel ▁bomb ing