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The Woodhead Commission' began in 1938. Lead by Sir John Woodhead to investigate the results of the Peel Commission of 1936. The reccommendations were eventually rejected by both Zionists and Palestinians. 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Peel Commission of 1936, formally known as the Palestine Royal Commission, was a British Royal Commission of Inquiry set out to propose changes to the British Mandate of Palestine following the outbreak of the Great Uprising. ...
The Peel Commission, composed of six members, was appointed in August 1936 to ascertain the causes of disturbances in Palestine and to make recommendations for the removal of grievances.
The WoodheadCommission concluded that no practical plan of partition was possible because of the refusal of acceptance of this plan by both Jews and Arabs.
In a statement of policy in November 1938, the United Kingdom accepted the conclusion of the WoodheadCommission that politically, administratively, and financially, partition would be impossible.
The WoodheadCommission was established in 1938 in the British Mandate of Palestine after the Peel Commission failed to achieve resolution to the Arab Revolt and the rejection of its recommendations by the three major parties in the conflict: Zionist Jews, Palestinian Arabs, and the British government.
The Commission was headed by Sir John Woodhead, who was charged with identifying the circumstances leading to the failure of the Peel Commission.
The Jews of Palestine were sharply opposed to the findings, leading to the Commission's failure.In consequence, Britain invited the parties to London in 1939 to participate in a third attempt to resolve the crisis, the St.
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