<P> At the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire following World War I , the victorious European states divided many of its component regions into newly created states under League of Nations mandates according to deals that had been struck with other interested parties . In the Middle East , Syria ( including the Ottoman autonomous Christian Lebanon and the surrounding areas that became the Republic of Lebanon ) came under French control , while Mesopotamia and Palestine were allotted to the British . </P>
<P> At the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire following World War I , the victorious European states divided many of its component regions into newly created states under League of Nations mandates according to deals that had been struck with other interested parties . In the Middle East , Syria ( including the Ottoman autonomous Christian Lebanon and the surrounding areas that became the Republic of Lebanon ) came under French control , while Mesopotamia and Palestine were allotted to the British . </P>
palestine was under the official control of what country prior to the creation of israel
palestine was under the official control of what country prior to the creation of israel
the British
the British