>> there is considerable evidence that the bulk of Palestinian Arabs emigrated into the country, legally or illegally, towards the turn of the (20th) century and thereafter, especially under the British Mandatory Authority<<
Using British sources, which I think are far more trustworthy than Israeli or Arab sources, in 1920, the population of the Palestinian province of Syria was about 650,000: Mohammedan Arabs, 515,000; Jews, 63,000; Christian Arabs, 62,000; nomadic Bedouins, 50,000; unclassified, 5000.
theatlantic.com
According to the Brits, the Jewish population in Palestine in 1922 was about 80,000, of which some 25,000 had migrated during the Mandate.
yale.edu
Sadly, a large percentage of the Jews in present-day Israel are refugees from Muslim lands where they had lived peacefully for many generations, as a result of inflamed feelings due to the Palestinian situation.
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