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The Jewish National Fund was founded in 1904 for the purpose of buying up land from Arabs. After the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I, Britain acquired Palestine and promised ( in the Balfour Declaration ) the creation of a Jewish state.
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Jewish National Fund was founded in 1904 for buying up land from Arabs. After Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War 1, Britain acquired Palestine and promised creation of Jewish state