... less than 590,000 people living in Palestine. Of those 590,000 people 96% of the people were Arabs. And of that 96%, Muslims made up 90% of the Arab population in Palestine. The literacy rate of the people in Palestine was very low during this period of time. In 1880 the literacy rate was less that 5%, and in 1931 the ... opposed Jewish immigration and land purchase because of fear of economic competition, and resentment of special privileges given to foreign residents. (Tessler) Also explicit anti-zionism developed throughout the Arab population of Palestine. Palestinians were afraid t...

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