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Show COLONIZING PALESTINE. The Jews in Russia have lately been undergoing cruel persecutions, as have also those of other countries in Europe and Asia. The treatment they have been receiving leads many of them to look for an asylum where they will not be subject to persecution for their religion's sake, and the idea of colonizing Palestine is favored by considerable numbers of them. A correspondent writes from London to the New York Tribune as follows: Your correspondent at Bucharest sends me word that Mr. Lawrence Oliphant's arrival in that city, Monday last, excited the greatest enthusiasm among the Hebrew population. There is, I am informed, no feeling in favor of immigration to America but a very strong desire is manifested for a return to the holy land. There is an inclination to regard Mr. Oliphant as the Moses who is destined to lead them into its possession. He and his wife are surrounded by cheering crowds wherever they may go. The wealthiest Hebrews of Bucharest have offered to assist in the work of colonizing Palestine with their poorer co-religionists and the sum of 6,000 francs for this purpose was subscribed at one meeting after an address by Mr. Oliphant. The movement is certainly making extraordinary progress and may not be without a profound influence on Oriental affairs. |