Review: <i>Crown Assets: The Architecture of the Department of Public Works, 1867-1967</i>, by Janet Wright

Seale, William

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“…Establishment figures seeking to attract Jews to Acre employed the same ideological rhetoric. 83 However, in the case of Acre, British interests in regional planning and the pace of its swamp-draining activities dictated whether such settlement could happen. The N'amein reclamation project gained momentum only in 1942-1943, when British military camps in the area were plagued by malaria.…”

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Local Communities and Separate Space: The Zionist Stance on Jewish Settlement in Arab Cities—The Case of Acre

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2021

Journal of Urban History

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This article looks at the impact of harsh environmental conditions on the development of the Zionist narrative and the pursuit of Jewish urban settlement in Arab cities, specifically Acre. While overcoming adversity was part of the Zionist farming ethos, settling in areas that were environmentally challenging was one of the factors that kept the Zionist establishment from acknowledging or supporting urban Jewish settlement in Arab towns. In fact, the openly professed ideology of settling in such locations and creating mixed cities was implemented only in the few cases where an economic or political incentive existed. These incentives aside, environmental issues like swampy land and seasonal flooding were major inhibiting factors, not only affecting the scope of Jewish settlement but also the way they were addressed in the Zionist narrative.

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Local Communities and Separate Space: The Zionist Stance on Jewish Settlement in Arab Cities—The Case of Acre

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Local Communities and Separate Space: The Zionist Stance on Jewish Settlement in Arab Cities—The Case of Acre

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