The World Remapped : a Summary of the Geographical Results of the Peace Settlement After the World War
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Palestine IN 1919 Palestine was conquered by the British. On April 25th, 1920, Britain was given the mandate for Palestine, one of the objects being the establishment there of a national home for the Jewish people. The growth of Zionism amongst the Jews throughout the world was pronounced before the war 54 DENOYER-GEPPERT COMPANY and many settlements of Jewish colonies had been made in Palestine. On the north Palestine joins with Syria; on the east its boundeu^r lies west of the Pilgrim railway... to Medina and on the south it touches the Gulf of Akaba and Egypt. The area is estimated at 16,000 square miles w^ith a population of about 700,000. of which 550,000 are Moslem Arabs, 80,000 Jews, and 70,000 Christian Arabs. Jerusalem (pop. 60,000) is the chief town, Jaffa (pop. 54,- 000) is the leading port. The long cherished wish of millions of Jews has at last been realized and speedy progress is being made toward the establishment of a progressive Zionist state. It is significant that after a lapse of centuries Jerusalem and the Holy Land are again under the government of a Christian power.
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