“Le Gouvernement de la République est heureux d’exprimer les sentiments de sympathie avec lesquels il accueille la fondation de l’Université Juive. Il forme des vœux sincères pour que de là rayonnent les grandes pensées de fraternité et d’idéal auxquels le Judaisme s’est si fermement attaché à travers les siècles au cours desquels il a resisté à toutes les persécutions, et pour que dans un monde débarassé des violences engendrées par les ambitions forcenées du régime Prussien les Juifs qui le desireront puissent trouver en Palestine en parfaite entente avec les autres groupements ethniques un foyer à la fois intellectuel et social.” The whole ceremony was a deeply moving one, and produced an effect which will long remain with those who witnessed it. The work of the Commission was made possible by the work of the British Army and its scope was greatly increased by General Allenby’s complete conquest of the country. In September, 1918, General Allenby secured a victory which resounded throughout the world by its completeness as well as by its brilliance. By most skilful procedure the Turkish line was broken in several places and _Nablus_ and _Beisan_ were captured. The bridge of the _Daughters of Jacob_ over the _Jordan_ was seized and British troops wheeling round by quick marches along the coastal plain, passed through the defile of _Megiddo_ and cut off the greater portion of the Turkish army. The strong Turkish positions in the hills about _Nablus_ were surrounded and positions which if directly attacked would have cost thousands of lives were taken with comparatively few losses.