Establishment of a National Home in Palestine: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Sixty-seventh Congress, Second Session, on H. Con. Res. 52, Expressing Satisfaction at the Re-creation of Palestine as the National Home of the Jewish Race. April 18, 19, 20, and 21, 1922 |
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... hear about the difficulties from without and within . We still have opposition ; we still have many Jews who oppose Zionism ; we still have some Jews who are in fear of a Jewish state , who fear they will be considered unpatriotic ...
... hear about the difficulties from without and within . We still have opposition ; we still have many Jews who oppose Zionism ; we still have some Jews who are in fear of a Jewish state , who fear they will be considered unpatriotic ...
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... hear two or three organizations , and then vote on the resolution . The chairman has called another meeting after this one , however , for Thursday , and hopes to have the vote Thursday . If there is no further business to come before ...
... hear two or three organizations , and then vote on the resolution . The chairman has called another meeting after this one , however , for Thursday , and hopes to have the vote Thursday . If there is no further business to come before ...
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... hear some state- ment from the opposition at this time . The CHAIRMAN . What is the wish of the committee in regard to that ? I really thought that we should hear one side , and after they had concluded that we should hear the other ...
... hear some state- ment from the opposition at this time . The CHAIRMAN . What is the wish of the committee in regard to that ? I really thought that we should hear one side , and after they had concluded that we should hear the other ...
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... hear him . Mr. FISH . Yes ; we have a gentleman present who has been there . He is one of our main witnesses for to - day , but we want to reserve some of our state- ments until we can hear from the opposition . This gentleman wants to ...
... hear him . Mr. FISH . Yes ; we have a gentleman present who has been there . He is one of our main witnesses for to - day , but we want to reserve some of our state- ments until we can hear from the opposition . This gentleman wants to ...
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... hear the president of the International Zionist Organization warning his followers not to press the screw too tight ? It does not conduce to the happiness of those people . Mr. COOPER . Does that one excerpt from the address , twenty or ...
... hear the president of the International Zionist Organization warning his followers not to press the screw too tight ? It does not conduce to the happiness of those people . Mr. COOPER . Does that one excerpt from the address , twenty or ...
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administration of Palestine allied American Jewish Congress approval Arabs Balfour declaration believe Britain British Government CHAIRMAN Christian civil and religious COCKRAN committee conference Congress CONNALLY COOPER of Wisconsin Doctor Eder Doctor LANDMAN Doctor LAZARON Doctor PHILIPSON Doctor SHATARA Doctor Weizmann England establishment in Palestine express fact favor FISH foreign gentlemen give go to Palestine GOLDBERG Hebrew Hedjaz high commissioner homeland immigration indorse interest Jaffa Jaffa riots Jerusalem Jewish legion Jewish national home KENNEDY labor land League of Nations LINTHICUM LIPSKY live mandate mandatory matter mean ment Mesopotamia MOORES non-Jewish object official oppressed Palestine mandate Palestinians peace political population present Professor REED promise question Rabbi race regard religious rights representatives resolution riots SABATH San Remo San Remo conference speak statement sympathy Syria thing tion to-day TOTAH treaty treaty of Sevres Turkish Turks United Zionist movement Zionist organization
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Page 4 - His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a National Home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.
Page 81 - The Mandatory shall be responsible for placing the country under such political, administrative and economic conditions as will secure the establishment of the Jewish national home, as laid down in the preamble, and the development of self-governing institutions, and also for safeguarding the civil and religious rights of all the inhabitants of Palestine, irrespective of race and religion.
Page 68 - The best method of giving practical effect to this principle is that the tutelage of such peoples should be intrusted to advanced nations who, by reason of their resources, their experience or their geographical position, can best undertake this responsibility, and who are willing to accept it, and that this tutelage should be exercised by them as Mandatories on behalf of the League.
Page 68 - ... Certain communities formerly belonging to the Turkish Empire have reached a stage of development where their existence as independent nations can be provisionally recognized subject to the rendering of administrative advice and assistance by a Mandatory until such time as they are able to stand alone. The wishes of these communities must be a principal consideration in the selection of the Mandatory.
Page 68 - To those colonies and territories which as a consequence of the late war have ceased to be under the sovereignty of the States which formerly governed them and which are inhabited by peoples not yet able to stand by themselves under the strenuous conditions of the modern world...
Page 37 - Whereas recognition has thereby been given to the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for reconstituting their national home in that country...
Page 37 - The Administration of Palestine, while ensuring that the rights and position of other sections of the population are not prejudiced...
Page 84 - Whereas His Britannic Majesty has accepted the mandate in respect of Palestine and undertaken to exercise it on behalf of the League of Nations in conformity with the following provisions ; and Whereas by the afore-mentioned Article 22 (paragraph 8), it is provided that the degree of authority, control or administration to be exercised by the Mandatory, not having been previously agreed upon by the Members of the League, shall be explicitly...
Page 84 - Powers, in favour of the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.
Page 39 - Subject as aforesaid and to the other provisions of this mandate, the Administration of Palestine may, on the advice of the Mandatory, impose such taxes and customs duties as it may consider necessary, and take such steps as it may think best to promote the development of the natural resources of the country and to safeguard the interests of the population.