ABSTRACT
The Zionist World Conference in London clearly defined its scope as the instrument of Zionist land policy, both in the rural and urban districts. Five years have since elapsed. It is now in order to judge whether, and to what extent, these principles have been realized in the activities of the National Fund. During the last few years the policy of the National Fund has been dominated by the Geulat ha-Aretz idea, by the desire to bring the largest possible areas into Jewish ownership. Land was purchased chiefly, almost exclusively, in rural districts. While large rural tracts were acquired, no attention whatever was paid to urban and suburban land. One private land association now has holdings (which, indeed, it re-sells) equal in extent to those of the National Fund. This despite five years of laborious effort on the part of the latter, and large financial obligations for the future.
