ABSTRACT

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book evaluates the density of each of the regions as accurately as possible, and explains the background of disparities among the regions. It reviews some of the major migrations that took place in the nineteenth century, but excludes the Jewish ones. The book explores whether the emptiness of Palestine referred to uncivilized people or the absence of actual people may be answered by stating that part of Palestine was sparsely populated, but certainly not empty. It describes that population instability was largely the result of recurring combinations of natural and man-made disasters. The book addresses the question that to what extent did the Jewish settlement during the British Mandate period have a negative effect on the fallah's means of livelihood? The Egyptian migration and their settlement model were not very different from the Jewish one.