Second Wave of Jewish Immigration to Palestine

1904 – 1914

The second wave of Jewish immigration to Palestine consists of around 40,000 immigrants, many of whom have a strong ideological commitment to Zionism and call for the “conquest of the land” and the “conquest of labor.” This anti-Arab attitude, which expresses itself in the expulsion of Palestinian fellahin from the settlements in which they work, will aggravate the disputes in Palestine between Jewish colonies and neighbouring Arab rural communities.

Eight Jewish colonies were established in Palestine between 1899 and 1907. Six were established in the Sanjaq of Acre: Sejera and Mahanayim (1899); Mas-ha, Milhamiya, and Yevniel (1902); and Beit Gan (1904). Mas-ha was renamed Kfar Tavor in 1903 to distinguish it from the Arab village on whose land it was established. Two colonies were established in the Sanjaq of Jerusalem: Beer Yacov (1906) and Ben Shemen (1907).

Six Jewish colonies were established in Palestine between 1908 and 1910; five of these colonies were established in the Sanjaq of Acre: Atlit, Deganiya, Kinneret, Migdal, and Mitspa, and one colony, Hulda, was established in the Sanjaq of Jerusalem.

Source: Palquest.org