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MODERN HISTORY
The Palestinian general strike that was part of the 1936 revolt began in Arab-dominated Jaffa. The city underwent rapidly-changing demographics as a results of waves of Jewish immigration. During the unrest, the town’s infrastructure was heavily damaged and its economy suffered.
By 1969, Jews became an overwhelming majority of the city with 90,000 residents, while Arabs were reduced to a mere 10,000.
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