Why Did The British Empire Allow For Israel To Be Created In 1948?

Since the beginning of the Syrian Civil war, Syrian refugees began pouring into Europe to escape the fighting. This quickly became a polarizing issue between European who reject the refugees and humanitarians who seek to help the refugees. In 1947, similar concerns of illegal immigration were happening in British-controlled Palestine. European Jewish refugees were illegally leaving Europe to settle in Palestine, despite concerns from the British government of the rise in tension with the native Arab population. Clearly, the British Empire regarded this as part of their interest despite the consequences that it could have on the region. Why did the British Empire allow for Israel to be created in 1948? To answer this question, the British Empire’s rationale at the time must be understood. The creation of Israel in 1948 was an effort by the British Empire
British seized control of Palestine along with Iraq and Jordan after the First World War as part of the Sykes-Picot agreement with France in 1916. Palestine was under ottoman control before the British acquired it from them. Palestine, along with the other Arab states served as a potential ally for the British to help win the war. This was also part of the broader British geopolitical interest in the Middle East. There was the fear of another potentially powerful empire or united pan-Arab front that could replace the Ottoman Empire. That was a security concern and an obstacle to their other territories in Asia, especially in India. Additionally, control of Palestine would expand the British sphere of influence in order to reach oil in Iran and have easy access through mandatory Iraq (also under British control). Thus, having control over Palestine and other Arab state would provide easy access to and from India with Palestine being a