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The '''Zionist Commission for Palestine''' was an informal group established by [[Chaim Weizmann]] |
The '''Zionist Commission for Palestine''' was an informal group established by [[Chaim Weizmann]], before he became president of the [[Zionist Organization]] (ZO), following the British [[Balfour Declaration of 1917]]. The Commission was formed in March 1918 and Chaim Weizmann went to [[Palestine]] as head of the Commission to study conditions and make recommendations to the British authorities.<ref>''History of Zionism, 1600-1918'' by [[Nahum Sokolow]]</ref> |
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The Commission 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 previous ZO's Palestine office, which was established in 1907, into small departments for agriculture, settlement, education, land, finance, immigration, and statistics. |
The Commission 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 previous 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 June 1918, as leader of the Zionist Commission, Weizmann traveled to southern [[Transjordan]] to meet [[Feisal I of Iraq|Emir Feisal]], during the British advance from the south against the [[Ottoman Empire]] in [[World War I]]. The intended purpose was to forge an agreement between Feisal and the Zionist movement to support an Arab Kingdom and Jewish settlement in Palestine, respectively. Both sides ignored the wishes of the Palestinian Arabs.<ref>'The Letters and Papers of Chaim Wizmann', Weisgal M.W. (ed.), Israel University Press, 1977, pp. 197-206.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On 17 April 1920, following the [[1920 Palestine riots]], the Arab community in Palestine demanded the disbanding of the Zionist Commission and the expulsion of its leaders, which was ignored by the British military administration.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9F07E6DB133FE432A25754C1A9629C946195D6CF ARABS TAKE ACTION AGAINST ZIONISTS; Demand Commission Be Suppressed and Threaten Massacre--Allenby Takes a Hand]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On 17 April 1920, following the [[1920 Palestine riots]], the Arab community in Palestine demanded the disbanding of the Zionist Commission and the expulsion of its leaders, which was ignored by the British military administration.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9F07E6DB133FE432A25754C1A9629C946195D6CF ARABS TAKE ACTION AGAINST ZIONISTS; Demand Commission Be Suppressed and Threaten Massacre--Allenby Takes a Hand]</ref> On 19 April 1920, elections were held for the [[Assembly of Representatives (Mandate Palestine)|Assembly of Representatives]] of the [[Yishuv|Jewish community]] in [[British Mandate of Palestine|Mandate Palestine]].<ref>[http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=14037 Palestine Through History: A Chronology (I)] The Palestine Chronicle</ref> |
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In October 1921, the [[Haycraft Commission of Inquiry]] laid the blame for the [[Jaffa riots]] of May 1921 on the Arab community, but otherwise the report was not acted upon. |
In October 1921, the [[Haycraft Commission of Inquiry]] laid the blame for the [[Jaffa riots]] of May 1921 on the Arab community, but otherwise the report was not acted upon. |
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Revision as of 10:00, 3 May 2010
The Zionist Commission for Palestine was an informal group established by Chaim Weizmann, before he became president of the Zionist Organization (ZO), following the British Balfour Declaration of 1917. The Commission was formed in March 1918 and Chaim Weizmann went to Palestine as head of the Commission to study conditions and make recommendations to the British authorities.[1]
The Commission 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 previous ZO's Palestine office, which was established in 1907, into small departments for agriculture, settlement, education, land, finance, immigration, and statistics.
In June 1918, as leader of the Zionist Commission, Weizmann traveled to southern Transjordan to meet Emir Feisal, during the British advance from the south against the Ottoman Empire in World War I. The intended purpose was to forge an agreement between Feisal and the Zionist movement to support an Arab Kingdom and Jewish settlement in Palestine, respectively. Both sides ignored the wishes of the Palestinian Arabs.[2]
On 17 April 1920, following the 1920 Palestine riots, the Arab community in Palestine demanded the disbanding of the Zionist Commission and the expulsion of its leaders, which was ignored by the British military administration.[3] On 19 April 1920, elections were held for the Assembly of Representatives of the Jewish community in Mandate Palestine.[4]
In October 1921, the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry laid the blame for the Jaffa riots of May 1921 on the Arab community, but otherwise the report was not acted upon.
In 1921, the Commission became the Palestine Zionist Executive, which acted as the Jewish Agency for Palestine, to advise the British mandate authorities on the development of the country in matters of Jewish interest.[5]
References
- ^ History of Zionism, 1600-1918 by Nahum Sokolow
- ^ 'The Letters and Papers of Chaim Wizmann', Weisgal M.W. (ed.), Israel University Press, 1977, pp. 197-206.
- ^ ARABS TAKE ACTION AGAINST ZIONISTS; Demand Commission Be Suppressed and Threaten Massacre--Allenby Takes a Hand
- ^ Palestine Through History: A Chronology (I) The Palestine Chronicle
- ^ Palestine Jewry and the Arab Question, 1917 - 1925, by Caplan, Neil. London and Totowa, NJ: F. Cass, 1978. ISBN 0-7146-3110-8.