1919 PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE

Upon the convening of the Paris Peace Conference, the Jewish and Zionist claims concerning the future of Erez-Israel were formulated. Ahad Ha'am, who lived in London, served as an advisor to Chaim Weizmann and Nahum Sokolow in their political activities. The proposals which were subsequently submitted to the Conference by the Zionist Organization in February 1919 were less far reaching than those drafted by Ahad Ha'am.


2)...the Country of Eretz-Israel, within its historical boundaries to be defined by a special Commission, shall at present be entrusted to the care of Great Britain, which in its capacity of trustee, shall place the country under such conditions -- political, administrative, economic etc... -- as will lead up to the steady enlargement and development of the Jewish settlements, so that it may ultimately develop into a Jewish Commonwealth on national lines ...