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2024-11-16 20:00:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 42B50098B93DFCFC8B262789D6D4316414606C2B3D8EC35638FA2549691231E4
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Palestinians did not welcome—nor did they control—immigration during WWII. Palestine was under British mandate, and immigration policies were set by the British. At the time, both Jewish and Arab residents were considered Palestinians by British authorities: https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666887/ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EIIKBbl9F2U https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/british-restrictions-on-jewish-immigration-to-palestine#:~:text=The%20British%20placed%20restrictions%20on,estimate%20the%20country's%20absorptive%20capactiy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_for_Palestine
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