One hundred years ago
The design attributed to the Russian Government of deporting Jews to some new habitat has been more definitely described. It is proposed, under an agreement with the Khedive of Egypt, to send half-a-million of them to the Arabian side of the Gulf of Akabah, which is said to be naturally very rich. The project looks to us dreamy non- sense, as the country does not produce sufficient food; but it is within the Turkish Empire, if the persecution con- tinues, that the Jews must find a home. There is no other neighbouring country with great tracts of unoccupied land, and at the same time willing to receive this particular nationality. An effort might, however, be made to settle them in Persia, where there is endless space and a Government which would protect them for money. The expulsion from Russian cities is extending to the profes- sional class.
The Spectator, 23 May 1891
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