1923 in Mandatory Palestine explained

1923 in the British Mandate of Palestine

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See also:		1923 in the United Kingdom Other events of 1923

Several events and notable births happened during 1923 in the British Mandate of Palestine.

Incumbents

15 May – Britain recognizes Transjordan as an independent government, although it still remains part of the British Mandate of Palestine.
16–20 June – Sixth Palestine Arab Congress held in Jaffa.
26 September – The British Mandate for Palestine, a legal instrument for the administration of Palestine, confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations on 24 July 1922, comes into effect.

The founding of Ramat HaSharon, at the time named Ir Shalom (Hebrew: עִיר שָׁלוֹם, lit. City of Peace), by a group of Jewish immigrants from Poland.^[1]

21 February - Avraham Biton, Israeli politician (died 2005).
6 March - Gideon Ben-Yisrael, Israeli politician (died 2014).
10 March - Shmuel Tamir, Israeli lawyer and politician (died 1987).
13 March – Eliezer Kashani, Irgun fighter, one of the Olei Hagardom (died 1947).
7 June – Uzzi Ornan, Israeli linguist (died 2022).
20 July – Mattityahu Peled, Israeli general and peace activist (died 1995).
2 September – Moshe Kelman, Israeli military officer (died 1980).
12 September – Aviad Yafeh, Israeli politician (died 1977).
15 September – Yosef Harish, Israeli jurist, Attorney General of Israel (died 2013).
27 September – Meir Avizohar, Israeli politician (died 2008).
9 October – Haim Gouri, Israeli poet, novelist, journalist and documentary filmmaker (died 2018).

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