In part. because the romance and adventure inherent In these settlements are a stimulus to generous support of the movement. The emphasis placed on this branch of the work of the Zionist organization is. however. disproportionate. As is pointed out in the report of the royal commission. "the proportion of workers on the land (earners) to the Jewish population * * * today is 6.4 percent." The great mass of the Jewish immigrants are nob workers on the land. but residents of the towns. The population of one town. Tel Aviv. far exceeds In number the total population of all the agricultural settlements.
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