1841 ⟶ George Gawler Encourages Jewish Settlements
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✍️ Lord Palmerston Encourages Jewish Settlement
Lord Palmerston writes to Lord Ponsonby, British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire: "There exists at the present time among the Jews dispersed over Europe, a strong notion that the time is approaching when their nation is to return to Palestine... It would be of manifest importance to the Sultan to encourage the Jews to return and settle in Palestine because the wealth which they would bring with them would increase the resources of the Sultan's dominions; and the Jewish people, if returning under the sanction and protection, and at the invitation of the Sultan, would be a check upon any future evil designs of Mehemet Ali (of Egypt) or his successor... I have to instruct Your Excellency strongly to re-commend (to the Turkish Government) to hold out every just encouragement to the Jews of Europe to return to Palestine."⟶

Lord PalmerstonBritish Foreign PolicyZionismJewish SettlementOttoman Empire19th CenturyPalestineDiplomacyJewish Emigration



🌱 George Gawler Encourages Jewish Settlements
George Gawler, previously the governor of South Australia, starts to encourage Jewish settlements in the land of Israel.⟶

George GawlerZionismJewish SettlementPalestine19th CenturySouth AustraliaColonialism


✍️ George Gawler on Jewish Colonies in Palestine
George Gawler publishes "Tranquilization of Syria and the East: Observations and Practical Suggestions, in Furtherance of the Establishment of Jewish Colonies in Palestine, the Most Sober and Sensible Remedy for the Miseries of Asiatic Turkey."⟶

George GawlerJewish ColoniesPalestineZionism19th CenturySyriaAsiatic Turkey


🌱 Sir Moses Montefiore's Trip to Palestine with George Gawler
George Gawler accompanies Sir Moses Montefiori on a trip to Palestine, persuading him to invest in and initiate Jewish settlements in the country.⟶

ZionismJewish settlementPalestineEarly ZionismMoses MontefioreAgricultural settlement19th century

🧑🌾 Founding of British Society for Jewish Agricultural Labour in the Holy Land
James Finn and his wife found the "British Society for the Promotion of Jewish Agricultural Labour in the Holy Land"⟶

ZionismJewish settlementPalestineAgricultural settlement19th centuryBritish support


🏘️ George Gawler Founds Association for Promoting Jewish Settlement in Palestine
George Gawler founds the Association for Promoting Jewish Settlement in Palestine⟶

ZionismJewish settlementPalestine19th centuryGeorge GawlerSettlement movement
