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49: 17: 223:, but identified a series of grievances concerning the way Arab interests were apparently being subsumed to the interests of Jewish immigrants, who were then around 10% of the population and increasing rapidly. Some measures to ease Arab unhappiness were taken, but Jewish communities were helped to arm themselves and ultimately the report was ignored. 424:
Article 4 of the Mandate provided for "the recognition of an appropriate Jewish Agency as a public body for the purpose of advising and co-operating with the Administration of Palestine in such economic, social and other matters as may affect the establishment of the Jewish National Home and the
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The Commission reached Palestine on 14 April 1918; it ran into difficulties with the British military administration (OETA), which was far from sympathetic to Zionist aspirations. The Commission had gone to Palestine with the consent of the British Government and stayed there for some years.
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Emir Feisal I (right) and Chaim Weizmann (also wearing Arab dress as a sign of friendship) in Syria in 1918. At this time Feisal was living in Syria not Iraq.
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on the April riots, submitted in August 1920, though never published, was critical of both sides. By the time the Report was presented, the British
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The Commission carried out initial surveys of Palestine and aided the repatriation of Jews sent into exile by the
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from France. There were no representatives from America or Russia. With Weizmann's approval,
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In June 1918, representing the Zionist Commission, Weizmann traveled to southern
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to study conditions and submit recommendations to the British authorities.
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Chaim Weizmann and the Zionist Commission, 1918. Also pictured:
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The complete guide to Israeli postage stamps from 1948 onward
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interests of the Jewish population of Palestine." - per
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in 1919) was appointed head of the Zionist Commission.
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report entitled "Palestine: Disturbances in May 1921".
447:Palestine Jewry and the Arab Question, 1917 - 1925 357:. Jewish Agency for Israel, archived on 02-10-2006 87:The Zionist Commission consisted of Weizmann with 465: 168:. On 19 April 1920, elections were held for the 215:between 1 and 7 May 1921. In October 1921, the 219:blamed the Arabs for the violence during the 160:in Palestine was voiced by the newly formed 115:served as British military liaison officer. 474:Jewish organizations in Mandatory Palestine 376:Palestine Through History: A Chronology (I) 226:In 1921, the Zionist Commission became the 67:following British promulgation of the pro- 47: 15: 354:The Zionist Commission (Va'ad HaTzirim) 182:Occupied Enemy Territory Administration 466: 388: 479:Jews and Judaism in Ottoman Palestine 192:. Weizmann became president of the 158:national home for the Jewish people 13: 156:Arab opposition to establishing a 14: 505: 57:Zionist Commission for Palestine 440: 429:(IPL), "Zionism". Keter, 1973. 418: 406: 484:Zionism in Mandatory Palestine 413:Haycraft Commission of Inquiry 369: 360: 346: 330: 319: 295: 280: 264: 217:Haycraft Commission of Inquiry 211:Further rioting took place in 1: 287:History of Zionism, 1600-1918 257: 162:Muslim-Christian Associations 489:Zionism in Ottoman Palestine 196:(ZO) in 1920. Also in 1920, 174:Palestinian Jewish community 59:was a commission chaired by 7: 396:"Menachem Mendel Ussishkin" 326:Patriot, Judge, and Zionist 245: 236:Jewish Agency for Palestine 228:Palestine Zionist Executive 170:Assembly of Representatives 10: 510: 381:February 12, 2012, at the 252:World Zionist Organization 107:from Italy; and Professor 103:from Britain; Commandante 82: 65:British Zionist Federation 306:Israel and the Arab World 271:Plans Zionist Commission 385:The Palestine Chronicle 184:had been replaced by a 166:Palestine Arab Congress 53: 45: 494:Zionist organizations 427:Israel Pocket Library 105:Angelo Levi Bianchini 51: 19: 341:A History of Zionism 194:Zionist Organization 132:Zionist Organization 113:William Ormsby-Gore 73:Balfour Declaration 63:, president of the 38:James de Rothschild 242:, held in Zurich. 198:Menachem Ussishkin 190:Sir Herbert Samuel 91:as secretary, and 54: 46: 26:W.G.A. Ormsby-Gore 232:Palestine Mandate 186:High Commissioner 178:Palin Report 1920 501: 458: 444: 438: 422: 416: 410: 404: 403: 392: 386: 373: 367: 364: 358: 350: 344: 334: 328: 323: 317: 299: 293: 284: 278: 268: 240:Zionist Congress 509: 508: 504: 503: 502: 500: 499: 498: 464: 463: 462: 461: 445: 441: 423: 419: 411: 407: 394: 393: 389: 383:Wayback Machine 374: 370: 365: 361: 351: 347: 335: 331: 324: 320: 300: 296: 285: 281: 277:, Feb. 13, 1918 269: 265: 260: 248: 85: 42:Joseph Sprinzak 12: 11: 5: 507: 497: 496: 491: 486: 481: 476: 460: 459: 439: 417: 405: 387: 368: 359: 345: 337:Walter Laqueur 329: 318: 308:. W.H. Allen. 294: 279: 275:New York Times 262: 261: 259: 256: 255: 254: 247: 244: 200:(who had made 147:Ottoman Empire 84: 81: 61:Chaim Weizmann 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 506: 495: 492: 490: 487: 485: 482: 480: 477: 475: 472: 471: 469: 456: 455:0-7146-3110-8 452: 448: 443: 436: 435:0-7065-1326-6 432: 428: 421: 414: 409: 401: 397: 391: 384: 380: 377: 372: 363: 356: 355: 349: 342: 338: 333: 327: 322: 315: 314:0-491-00003-0 311: 307: 303: 302:Cohen, Aharon 298: 292: 291:Nahum Sokolow 288: 283: 276: 272: 267: 263: 253: 250: 249: 243: 241: 237: 233: 229: 224: 222: 218: 214: 209: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 154: 152: 148: 144: 140: 135: 133: 129: 125: 124:Ottoman Turks 120: 116: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 80: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 50: 43: 39: 35: 31: 27: 23: 18: 446: 442: 426: 420: 408: 399: 390: 371: 362: 353: 348: 340: 332: 321: 316:. pp.131,132 305: 297: 286: 282: 274: 266: 238:at the 16th 225: 210: 155: 136: 121: 117: 109:Sylvain Lévi 93:Joseph Cowen 89:Israel Sieff 86: 56: 55: 30:Israel Sieff 22:Edwin Samuel 221:Jaffa riots 151:World War I 143:Emir Feisal 139:Transjordan 128:World War I 468:Categories 402:. Boeliem. 258:References 101:Leon Simon 97:M. D. Eder 34:Leon Simon 437:. p. 141. 206:Palestine 77:Palestine 379:Archived 246:See also 164:and the 141:to meet 304:(1970) 172:of the 126:during 83:History 69:Zionist 453:  433:  343:, p153 312:  202:aliyah 176:. The 95:, Dr. 213:Jaffa 451:ISBN 431:ISBN 310:ISBN 40:and 289:by 204:to 149:in 470:: 398:. 339:, 273:, 188:, 99:, 71:, 36:, 32:, 28:, 24:, 457:. 44:.

Index


Edwin Samuel
W.G.A. Ormsby-Gore
Israel Sieff
Leon Simon
James de Rothschild
Joseph Sprinzak

Chaim Weizmann
British Zionist Federation
Zionist
Balfour Declaration
Palestine
Israel Sieff
Joseph Cowen
M. D. Eder
Leon Simon
Angelo Levi Bianchini
Sylvain Lévi
William Ormsby-Gore
Ottoman Turks
World War I
Zionist Organization
Transjordan
Emir Feisal
Ottoman Empire
World War I
national home for the Jewish people
Muslim-Christian Associations
Palestine Arab Congress

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