Shusha
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By definition of being a Mandate, it was NOT a "country" (state) as it was not yet able to "stand alone". That is the entire meaning and purpose of the mandate system. When emerging state was able to stand alone, then the Mandate would be dissolved and the State would declare its independence.Palestine is clearly regarded as a "country" within the mandate text and Jews are to be supported in gaining Palestinian citizenship, no other kind of citizenship is even mentioned.
Obviously. No where did I state that only Jews could be citizens. The Mandate for Palestine text clearly outlines this. Don't conflate individual rights with sovereign rights.It envisages a concept of Palestinian citizenship and then calls out that that citizenship must be an option available to Jews, so clearly the country of Palestine was to have citizens that were not Jews, i.e. Palestinians.
But, back to the point. There were not TWO peoples who were to be the recipients of an independent state, with rights to a national homeland, administration, government, immigration, close settlement, etc. There was only one -- the Jewish people.