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Israeli Government Confirms Sale of 1,000,000 Dunams of Land to Jewish National Fund

February 7, 1949
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Abraham Harzfeld, agricultural expert of the Jewish National Fund, disclosed here today that the J.H.F, has received a letter from the Israeli Government, confirming the sale of 1,000,000 dunams (250,000 acres) to the J.N.F.

The enclosed bill-of-sale itemized the inclusion of 600,000 dunams in Galilee Parts of the corridor leading to Jerusalem and the area between Beersheba and Geza. The remaining 400,000 dunams are in the Negev. A third of the money to be received by the government of Israel from the J.N.F. for the land will be spent on the establishment of new settlements.

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