The book British Projects for the Restoration of the Jews was written by author Albert Montefiore Hyamson Here you can read free online of British Projects for the Restoration of the Jews book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is British Projects for the Restoration of the Jews a good or bad book?
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But, in the midst of his negotiations England under- went a change of government. The Turks had not the same confidence in Gladstone as in Beaconsfield and Salisbury. Also, Oliphant' s project had always been looked upon in Turkey as a British scheme, and that which had at first been its strength, later became its weakness. The proposals for the re-settlement of the Jews in Palestine were now looked upon with suspicion. Oliphant's project was, in his own words, " To obtain a concession from the... Turkish Government in the northern and more fertile half of Palestine. Any amount of money can be raised upon it, owing to the belief which people have that they would be fulfilling prophecy and bringing on the end of the world. I don't know why they are so anxious for this latter event, but it makes the commercial speculation easy, as it is a combination of the financial and sentimental elements which will, I think, ensure success. And it will be a good political move for 30 the Government, as it will enable them to carry out reforms in Asiatic Turkey, provide money for the Porte, and by uniting the French in it, and possibly the Italians, be a powerful religious move against the Russians, who are trying to obtain a hold of the country by their pilgrims.
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