Word: herzl
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...Jesus Christ. *Since Palestine is mandated by the League of Nations, British policy there is tacitly a League policy. ?In general, Zionism is a political movement to repopulate Palestine with Jews. It achieved its greatest significance?before the Balfour Declaration?under the brilliant leadership of Dr. Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), a Hungarian Jew. Dr. Herzl negotiated fruitlessly with the Porte (Turkey) for a Palestine charter. He tried Britain, was offered sites on the Sinai Peninsula and in the East African Protectorate; but both these offers were rejected through the strong opposition of the ultra-nationalist Zionists who naturally coveted...