Terrorism in Israel - 1923

1923

In 1923 8,175 Jewish immigrants arrived in Palestine.

Vladimir Jabotinsky resigns from the Zionist Executive.

Elections for the proposed Legislative Council fail due to the extent of the Palestinian Arab boycott. An attempt is made to expand the Advisory Council but this also fails when only three Palestinian Arabs could be found who were willing to join.

June 16 - Sixth Palestine Arab Congress.

September 29 - British Mandate for Palestine and French Mandate for Syria come into operation.

October 4 - Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Duke of Devonshire, proposes the setting up of an Arab Agency to have equivalent status to the Jewish Agency.

December 11 - Arab Agency unanimously rejected by Palestinian Arab leaders.

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