Rare underground flyer against the British Mandate authorities in Eretz Israel following the "Land Transfer Regulations" which limited the sale of land to Jews in Eretz Israel. Eretz Israel, early 1940s.
"We will not let the Nazi yellow badge to hang on our arms, within the ghetto walls we will not enter... Throughout the world Britain declares its war on Hitlerism, in violation of promises and racial laws. Why did it violate its promise to us? Why did it legislate a law forbidding the Jewish race from redeeming land in Eretz Israel... Tyrannical rulers should not think the weak will submit. For Israel there is no life other than in Eretz Israel and from war there is no escape for us... We have always known the settling of Jewish workers on Hebrew land is our main battle. In this lies our might and future. And now, when they say to snatch most of our homeland from us - will we remain silent?! Land! Aliyah! Settlement! Three foundations for national revival. For them we will fight until we attain victory".
The poster was published in 1940 following the publication of the "Land Transfer Regulations" after the publication of the White Paper in 1939 which determined that the sale of land to Jews in Eretz Israel must be limited.
The White Paper published in 1939 determined that the sale of land to Jews in Eretz Israel must be limited. Following the publication of the "White Paper", the "Land Transfer Regulations in Eretz Israel" were published in February 1940 which divided Eretz Israel into three areas: 5% of the territory - an area where land transfers were free (the Sharon and part of the Coastal Plain), an area where land transfers required the approval of the High Commissioner - an area that included about 65% of the Mandate territory, in the Galilee, Samaria, Judea, Gaza and the northern Negev, and 30% of the territory where the sale of land to Jews was prohibited. The Yishuv strongly opposed this decree and the implementation of the regulations was accompanied by protests, demonstrations and a general strike (the demonstrations mentioned in the poster before us). The Land Law remained in effect for the rest of the Mandate period, but the Yishuv did everything it could to oppose it, and continued purchasing lands, most in prohibited areas. With the establishment of the State of Israel, the Law and Administration Ordinance was enacted, regulating the transition from the British Mandate to an independent state with its own laws. One of the important clauses in the ordinance was the annulment of the White Paper decrees (Section 13 of the ordinance) and as part of this clause the Land Transfer Regulations were also annulled retroactively from 18 May 1939.
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