They weren’t taking it with the intention of creating Israel. They had more selfish reasons. It’s just that after WWI the British Empire was disintegrating, its

They weren’t taking it with the intention of creating Israel. They had more selfish reasons. It’s just that after WWI the British Empire was disintegrating, its resources were spread thin, and they had no interest in keeping the mandate, but at the same time didn’t want to allow Russia to extend its sphere of influence (which would happen if they had handed it to Arab states), so they handed it to future Israel. Just realpolitik. But I have no intention of defending the British Empire. If that’s what you meant, then fair enough. Valid comparison.