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To: Sam who wrote (115578)	9/23/2003 10:33:01 PM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 281500

Some serious omissions and contradictions there. The sale of land to Jewish settlers, which occurred even during the most intense phases of the Palestinian Revolt, reflected the lack of national cohesion and institutional structure that might have enabled the Palestinian Arabs to withstand the lure of quick profits. Ommission: many of the sellers were not Palestinian Arabs. Large tracts of land in the area were acquired during the Ottoman period by Turkish businessmen who had connections in the Ottoman government. The acquisitions were often made at absurdly low prices, often with bribes to Ottoman officials. When the Zionists showed up offering hard currency - which traded at huge premiums outside Europe - they had no reason not to sell. when increased Jewish land purchases caused property prices to spiral, both the Arab landowning class and absentee landlords, many of whom resided outside Palestine, were quick to sell for unprecedented profits. Again, it needs to be stressed that this price spiral was caused by the unprecedented introduction of high-value currencies. Simple economics: at a high enough price, people will sell, even to their enemies. In the 1930s, when Palestine was beset by a severe economic depression, large numbers of Arab peasants, unable to pay either their Arab landlords or taxes to the government, sold their land. Completely contradictory. The peasants could not sell their land. They didn't own it. Only the landlords could sell.