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Herbert Samuel
Herbert Samuel was a British Liberal politician and the first practising Jew in a British cabinet. In July 1920 he became the first High Commissioner for Palestine, replacing the military Occupied Enemy Territory Administration with a civil government. He served until 1925, during the early years of conflict between the Jewish and Arab national movements.
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