Zionist settlers and the English private trust in Mandate Palestine

Loyal Opposition: Minorities and State Law

“…These Jews actively sought to have members of their community appointed as judges; they also pressured the British to import parts of English law to Palestine, such as the law of trusts, and employed this imported law to advance Jewish objectives. For instance, they used trusts to bypass British regulations that sought to prevent Jews from buying Arab land (Hofri‐Winogradow ).…”