San Remo's Mandate: Israel's 'Magna Carta'
Here is a short history of what happened in San Remo, Italy in 1920 when the powers of the time (England, France, Italy, Japan) decided how to divide the Middle East and leave Israel with just desert land.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijS8mFP4I1A&feature=youtube_gdata_player