Theodor Herzl sends a letter to the Palestinian mayor of Jerusalem, Yusuf Diya-uddin Pasha al-Khalidi, hinting that, if Zionists are not welcome in Palestine, they will go elsewhere.
No images or videos for this event yet.
Related Events
Ottoman Education Law Is Passed 20 September 1869
The passage of the Ottoman Education Law brings about a massive expansion of the modern educational system throughout the empire, in particular in major cities in the Levant.
Treaty of Berlin Confirms the Status Quo Related to the Christian Sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem 13 July 1878
The Treaty of Berlin is signed by Russia and the Ottoman Empire, together with other European powers, in the aftermath of the Russian victorious war (that started in April 1877) over the Ottomans.
The Ottoman Government Sets Out Principles Governing Jewish Immigration to the Empire 24 November 1881
To avoid dealing with another national problem within the empire, the Ottoman Council of Ministers spells out the conditions that shall govern Jewish immigration: (1) European Jews are welcome to...
Emerging Palestinian Opposition to Zionist Settlement: al-Yahudiyya Village Against Petah Tikva Settlement 29 March 1886
Tension mounts between Palestinian Arabs from the village of al-Yahudiyya and Jewish settlers from the Petah Tikva settlement over land ownership and grazing and passage rights.
Jerusalem Notables Oppose Jewish Immigration 24 June 1891
Jerusalem residents petitioned the Ottoman government to restrict immigration from Russia and the purchase of land in Palestine.
👉 Herzl Correspondence with Jerusalem Mayor Current 19 March 1899
Theodor Herzl sends a letter to the Palestinian mayor of Jerusalem, Yusuf Diya-uddin Pasha al-Khalidi, hinting that, if Zionists are not welcome in Palestine, they will go elsewhere.
Upon his request, Herzl appears before a special British government commission that was established in March to consider ways to restrict increasing immigration from Eastern Europe, including the...
Theodor Herzl Dies; Replaced by David Wolffsohn 3 July 1904
David Wolffsohn, a close associate of Theodor Herzl and director of the Jewish Colonial Trust, takes over the leadership of the Zionist movement.
Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement 1 October 1906
Egyptian and Ottoman representatives sign in Rafah ”Administrative Separating Line" between the Mutasarrifiyya of Jerusalem and the Province of Hijaz on one side and, on the other side, the Sinai...
Creation of Underground Bar Giora Group 29 September 1907
Jews who had come to Palestine during the second immigration wave meet at the home of Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (who will be elected the second president of the State of Israel in 1952) in Jaffa and establish...
Zionist-Palestinian Violence Breaks out in Jaffa 16 March 1908
A fight involving the use of firearms breaks out in Jaffa between dozens of young Jews and Arabs and leaves 15 persons injured.