Peel Commission

A British commission of inquiry, formally known as the Palestine Royal Commission, chaired by British parliamentarian Lord William Peel. The commission was sent to Palestine in 1936 to investigate the causes of unrest across the country, which had escalated following a Palestinian general strike that started in April of that year. On July 7, 1936, the commission published a report of its findings, arguing that the Colonial British Mandate had become unworkable and recommending partition. Both Palestinians and Zionists rejected the partition plan, with the latter more amenable to discussing terms of partition if they were in favor of the proposed Jewish state.