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Palestine Government Gives State Lands to the Bedouins

May 26, 1929
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A large part of the state lands which are under the control of the Palestine Government and under the provisions of the Palestine Mandate are to be used for facilitating a “close settlement on the land by the Jews” were distributed among the Bedouins, lately, sensational reports in the Palestine press declare today.

An area of 20,000 dunams was distributed by the government to the Bedouins in the vicinity of Jericho.

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