Well...
1.
"national home for the Jewish people"
Balfour Declaration, November 2, 1917
(Balfour was not Jewish)
2.
"The Arab State and Palestine in all their relations and undertakings shall be controlled by the most cordial goodwill and understanding, and to this end Arab and Jewish duly accredited agents shall be established and maintained in the respective territories."
Agreement between Emir Feisal Ibn al-Hussein al-Hashemi, and the President of the World Zionist Organization, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, January 3, 1919
(Feisal was not Jewish but a Muslim Arab. Weizmann was Jewish)
3.
"the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people"
San Remo Resolution, April 25, 1920
(none of the Allied Powers representatives were Jewish)
4.
"recognition has thereby been given to the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for reconstituting their national home in that country"
League of Nations, July 24, 1922
(none of the voting delegates, as far as I know, were Jewish)
5.
"The High Commissioner shall be guided by the statement of British policy in Palestine presented to Parliament by Our Command on the 1st day of July, 1922. While ensuring that the rights and position of other sections of the population are not prejudiced, he shall facilitate Jewish immigration under suitable conditions and shall encourage close settlement by Jews on the land,
Palestine Order in Council, August 10, 1922
(the King of England was not Jewish)
6.
The mandatory Power shall use its best endeavours to ensure than an area situated in the territory of the Jewish State, including a seaport and hinterland adequate to provide facilities for a substantial immigration, shall be evacuated at the earliest possible date and in any event not later than 1 February 1948...Independent Arab and Jewish States and the Special International Regime for the City of Jerusalem, set forth in part III of this plan, shall come into existence in Palestine two months after the evacuation of the armed forces of the mandatory Power has been completed but in any case not later than 1 October 1948. The boundaries of the Arab State, the Jewish State, and the City of Jerusalem shall be as described in parts II and III below. The period between the adoption by the General Assembly of its recommendation on the question of Palestine and the establishment of the independence of the Arab and Jewish States shall be a transitional period.
United Nations General Assembly, November 29, 1947
(none of the voting delegates, as far as I know, were Jewish)
(h/t=RTB)
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