, ▁Palest in ian ▁Arab s ▁ 3 0 th , ▁Egypt ▁ 3 3 rd ▁and ▁Turkey ▁ 3 5 th . ▁The ▁Jews ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁were ▁mainly ▁urban , ▁ 7 6 . 2 % ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁while ▁the ▁Arab s ▁were ▁mainly ▁rural , ▁ 6 8 . 3 % ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Over all , ▁K hal idi ▁con cludes ▁that ▁Palest in ian ▁Arab ▁society , ▁while ▁over match ed ▁by ▁the ▁Y ish uv , ▁was ▁as ▁advanced ▁as ▁any ▁other ▁Arab ▁society ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁consider ably ▁more ▁than ▁several . ▁ ▁Energy ▁ ▁O il ▁ ▁The ▁country ' s ▁largest ▁industrial ▁zone ▁was ▁in ▁Ha ifa , ▁where ▁many ▁housing ▁projects ▁were ▁built ▁for ▁employees . ▁Ha ifa ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁Ha ifa ▁oil ▁ref in ery , ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁end ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁Kir ku k - Ha ifa ▁oil ▁pipeline , ▁transport ing ▁oil ▁from ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁Electric ity ▁ ▁The ▁J aff a ▁Electric ▁Company ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁by ▁Pin has ▁R uten berg , ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁absor bed ▁into ▁a ▁newly ▁created ▁Palest ine ▁Electric ▁Company . ▁Electric ▁current ▁mainly ▁flow ed ▁to ▁Jewish ▁industry , ▁following ▁it ▁to ▁its ▁nest led ▁locations ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁and ▁Ha ifa . ▁Although ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁had