Most of them moved there during the British occupation, so I’m not really sure what you’re arguing here. The Muslim population of the region doubled between the start and end of the 25 years of British Occupation, and that wasn’t from just births.
Same with the Jewish population, which tripled over that period.
The “ancestral ties” of both groups are tenuous at best. Yes they were both there before, but most of the people living there have a grandparent or three who were born outside the region.
Palestine also had Jews pre-biblical times, around 1000 BC. There are verses about the Kingdom of the Israel in the old testament, and it’s all part of that region.
The rest of the arab world started the fight with Israel. Five countries invaded them the day after the British protectorate left.
So no, there won’t be peace. Religion is a hell of a drug.
That’s a very one sided view of history. If you can’t see that occupied people have legitimate grievances then there’s just no point in talking.
Plenty of situations that “could never change” actually did. The past is filled with impossible situations consigned to the dustbin of history.
Most of them moved there during the British occupation, so I’m not really sure what you’re arguing here. The Muslim population of the region doubled between the start and end of the 25 years of British Occupation, and that wasn’t from just births.
Same with the Jewish population, which tripled over that period.
The “ancestral ties” of both groups are tenuous at best. Yes they were both there before, but most of the people living there have a grandparent or three who were born outside the region.
Palestine was Arabic before the British (part of the Ottoman empire)
Palestine also had Jews pre-biblical times, around 1000 BC. There are verses about the Kingdom of the Israel in the old testament, and it’s all part of that region.
Yeah, sure - I know