Wouldn't there be massive riots in Mandatory Palestine if it'd continued in this fashion, given that there was already unrest in OTL?
Assuming ASB levels of willingness by the British, then hundreds of thousands would immigrate before the war, if not up to 1 million. Thereafter the Nazis would try and 'export' millions of Jews as they took Poland and other countries until they realized they needed the labor.
I am aware I was referring to the high hundreds of thousands, like doubling that number at least.According to a survey refered to in Wikipedia, 367,845 Jews immigrated legally between 1920 and 1945, so "hundreds of thousands" is in fact OTL.
I am aware I was referring to the high hundreds of thousands, like doubling that number at least.
Doubling would give the Jewish community a majority in Palestine - very very unlikely to be sustainable as most of the land was held by Arabs.
There would be a limit to the expansion of the Jewish immigration without access to more land i.e. willing Arab sellers or conflict.
Today there are far more people in the area than back then, due to further immigration and population growth.
Right, which is why the British wouldn't allow it, because it would result in war in the area. However the OP asked how many would go if able and I answered to the best of my knowledge it would be close to double or more wanting to get out. Hitler would have loved to keep the Haavara agreement in place and continued to export his Jewish population for money:Doubling would give the Jewish community a majority in Palestine - very very unlikely to be sustainable as most of the land was held by Arabs.
There would be a limit to the expansion of the Jewish immigration without access to more land i.e. willing Arab sellers or conflict.
There weren't enough in place pre-war to do much (that came after with hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants), though some tried:What about the Jews rebelling and forcing through a liberalization of immigration rules. I know they were in a minority, but they proved highly effcient fighters after 1948 even though they were attacked by several neighbouring states.