ABSTRACT
The 88 Arab villages, which have remained in the State of Israel, had a total population of 96,000 inhabitants in 1945. In 1930 the Government of Palestine conducted a survey comprehending 104 Arab villages in various parts of the country. The Arab farm economy has always been and is based upon the one-family, self-sufficient unit. The changing mood of the market has exercised little influence upon Arab agriculture, though its impact is becoming more manifest. During the Second World War Arab farming experienced a period of comparative prosperity, as a result of the virtual stoppage of food imports. In physical dimensions Arab agriculture by far exceeded that of the Jewish sector prior to the War of Liberation. The Government resolved to transfer the marketing of Arab farm produce to a small number of companies upon a basis of differential pricing.
