FACT CHECK · LAND AND RULE, 1919
Claim: King-Crane 1919: who petitioned against Zionism?
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Of about 1,875 petitions, 72% were anti-Zionist; in Palestine, 222 of 260 (85.3%). Most asked for a united Greater Syria.
SOURCE
Britannica, King-Crane Commission
PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “Greater syria”
- “Bilad al sham”
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