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The '''Community ransom''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: ''Kofer HaYishuv;'' '''כופר הישוב'''), or "Yishuv ransom" was a tax imposed by the [[Jewish National Council]] in [[British Mandate for Palestine|Mandate]] [[Palestine]] to finance central security operations and increase the size of the self-defence force known as the ''[[Haganah]]''.<ref name=barnett>Barnett, 1993, p. 304.</ref> 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.<ref name=barnett/> The money was collected through a tax on luxuries, cigarettes, restaurant bills and so on.<ref name=barnett/> |
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The tax was formally introduced on 24 June 1938, during the [[1936-1939 Arab revolt in Palestine]], and abolished on the foundation of the state of [[Israel]] in May 1948.<ref name=barnett/> |
The tax was formally introduced on 24 June 1938, during the [[1936-1939 Arab revolt in Palestine]], and abolished on the foundation of the state of [[Israel]] in May 1948.<ref name=barnett/> |
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Revision as of 19:32, 2 June 2010
The Community ransom (Hebrew: Kofer HaYishuv; כופר הישוב), or "Yishuv ransom" was a tax imposed by the Jewish National Council in Mandate Palestine to finance central security operations and increase the size of the self-defence force known as the Haganah.[1] 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.[1] The money was collected through a tax on luxuries, cigarettes, restaurant bills and so on.[1]
The tax was formally introduced on 24 June 1938, during the 1936-1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, and abolished on the foundation of the state of Israel in May 1948.[1]
Notes
References
- Barnett, Michael N. (1993). Confronting the Costs of War: Military Power, State, and Society in Egypt and Israel. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691000954
External links
- מגבית כופר הישוב - קולקט, Community Ransom Fund, accessed 26 May 2010.