Hope-Simpson report

The report of Sir John Hope Simpson (the "Hope Simpson" report") was issued following the widespread Palestinian riots  of 1929. Though the riots were kindled by agitation about supposed Zionist designs of the Al-Aqsa commission, the  Shaw Commission, following the urgent lobbying the Mufti, Haj Amin El Husseini, who had instigated the riots, indicated that the riots were due to immigration and land purchases. The British authorities conducted an investigation into the possibilities for future immigration to and settlement of Palestine. The investigation was headed by Sir John Hope Simpson.

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