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The '''Zionist Commission''' was an informal group established by [[Chaim Weizmann]] as president of the [[Zionist Organization]] (ZO). It carried out initial surveys of [[Palestine]] and aided the repatriation of Jews sent into exile by the [[Ottoman Turk]]s during [[World War I]]. It expanded the ZO's Palestine office, which was established in 1907, into small departments for agriculture, settlement, education, land, finance, immigration, and statistics. |
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In 1921, the commission became the [[Palestine Zionist Executive]], which acted as the [[Jewish Agency]], to advise the British mandate authorities on the development of the country in matters of Jewish interest.<ref>Caplan, Neil. Palestine Jewry and the Arab Question, 1917 - 1925. London and Totowa, NJ: F. Cass, 1978. ISBN 0-7146-3110-8.</ref> |
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== References == |
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== See also == |
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*[[World Zionist Organization]] |
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Revision as of 03:27, 3 May 2010
The Zionist Commission was an informal group established by Chaim Weizmann as president of the Zionist Organization (ZO). It carried out initial surveys of Palestine and aided the repatriation of Jews sent into exile by the Ottoman Turks during World War I. It expanded the ZO's Palestine office, which was established in 1907, into small departments for agriculture, settlement, education, land, finance, immigration, and statistics.
In 1921, the commission became the Palestine Zionist Executive, which acted as the Jewish Agency, to advise the British mandate authorities on the development of the country in matters of Jewish interest.[1]
References
- ^ Caplan, Neil. Palestine Jewry and the Arab Question, 1917 - 1925. London and Totowa, NJ: F. Cass, 1978. ISBN 0-7146-3110-8.