right|180px|thumb|Peel Commission, partition plan A, November 1937 During the 1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine the British government formed the Peel Commission, which recommended the formation of a Jewish and an Arab state. It called for a small Jewish state in the Galilee and maritime strip, a British enclave stretching from Jerusalem to Jaffa, and an Arab state covering the rest. The Commission recommended the creation of a small Jewish state in a region less than 1/5 of the total area of Palestine. The Arab area was to be joined to Transjordan. The Arab population in the Jewish areas was to be removed, by force if necessary, and vice versa, although this would mean the movement of far more Arabs than Jews. The Zionist Congress rejected the proposal, while allowing the leadership to continue negotiating with the British. The Arab leadership rejected the proposal outright. It all came to nothing, as the British government shelved the proposal altogether by the middle of 1938.
right|180px|thumb|peel commission partition plan a november 1937 during the 1936–39 arab revolt in palestine the british government formed the peel commission which recommended the formation of a jewish and an arab state it called for a small jewish state in the galilee and maritime strip a british enclave stretching from jerusalem to jaffa and an arab state covering the rest the commission recommended the creation of a small jewish state in a region less than 1/5 of the total area of palestine the arab area was to be joined to transjordan the arab population in the jewish areas was to be removed by force if necessary and vice versa although this would mean the movement of far more arabs than jews the zionist congress rejected the proposal while allowing the leadership to continue negotiating with the british the arab leadership rejected the proposal outright it all came to nothing as the british government shelved the proposal altogether by the middle of 1938