The 1911 Jaffa–Tel Aviv Land Feud: A Border Drawn in Sand

In 1911, a quiet strip of sand dunes north of Jaffa became the flashpoint for a conflict that would define Palestine's urban future. This episode unpacks the little-known Jaffa–Tel Aviv land dispute, where the Jewish National Fund, Arab landowners, and Ottoman authorities collided over a plot as small as a few hundred dunams. We follow the key players—from the merchant families of Jaffa to the Zionist pioneers of Ahuzat Bayit—and trace how a failed Ottoman land sale, a contested deed, and a municipal boundary dispute laid the groundwork for a partitioned city. Along the way, we examine the role of the Jaffa Chamber of Commerce, the Ottoman land registry's murky practices, and the lives of the Bedouin families who had long used the dunes. This is a story of property, power, and the quiet birth of a border that still shapes the region today. A Fexingo History podcast original.

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