Community ransom
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community-ransom-288-7549695
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Community ransom
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The community ransom, or Yishuv ransom was a tax imposed by the Jewish National Council in Mandatory Palestine to finance central security operations and increase the size of the self-defence force known as the Haganah. The principle of the tax was that those who could not make a physical contribution to the Haganah would pay a "ransom" to its treasury. The money was collected through a tax on luxuries, cigarettes, restaurant bills and so on. The tax was formally introduced on 24 June 1938, duri
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Palestinian tax imposed by the Jewish National Council
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_ransom
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2024-04-03T16:01:20Z
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