The project was endorsed by the principal allied powers. and the principles of the Balfour declaration received the unanimous endorsement of the Congress of the United States in a joint resolution passed by both Houses. which resolution was signed by President Harding and received the unqualified approval of American public opinion. As a result of the mandate. a substantial amount of American capital has been invested in Palestine. and a goodly number of American citizens are residing there in the pursuit of peaceful enterprises. Thousands of Jewish refugees. fleeing persecution. have sought safety in Palestine. all spurred on by the conviction that Great Britain would conduct a beneficlent administration in Palestine. assuring protection to life and property. In the summer of 1929 we received shocking news from Palestine. There occurred a fearful massacre of Jews in Hebron.
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