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Palestine Mandate. The Framework for the Jewish National Home. Palestine under the Ottoman Empire. The Jewish Yishuv in 1914. Population - 80,000 among 700,000 Old Yishuv 50,000 In Jerusalem – 40,000 New Yishuv 30,000 <= First and Second Aliyah <= Lovers of Zion Baron Rothchild JCA
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Palestine Mandate The Framework for the Jewish National Home
The Jewish Yishuv in 1914 • Population - 80,000 among 700,000 • Old Yishuv 50,000 • In Jerusalem – 40,000 • New Yishuv 30,000 • <= First and Second Aliyah • <= Lovers of Zion Baron Rothchild JCA • Jaffa, Haifa, Agricultural settlements
Zionist Presence in Palestine • Until 1914 • Zionist Agents among others: • The Jewish National Fund • The Palestine Office • During the War: • Weakening of Old Yishuv • Strengthening of New Yishuv • Zionist Agents become Central
Outcomes of the War • British Interests in the Region • Jewish and Zionist Lobby => • The Balfour Declaration 1917 • The Versailles Peace Treaties – the creation of the League of Nations • The mandate system • Recognition of nationalities and the rights of national minorities