That was good. I wish people would remember that the present Middle Eastern conflict didn't start in 1948. The Balfour mandate in 1917, which sent the British on their usual colonial rampage into Palestine was the real start. British rule of Palestine was brutal, as always, the Israelis, at the point of a gun, of course, merely continued…
That was good. I wish people would remember that the present Middle Eastern conflict didn't start in 1948. The Balfour mandate in 1917, which sent the British on their usual colonial rampage into Palestine was the real start. British rule of Palestine was brutal, as always, the Israelis, at the point of a gun, of course, merely continued the foul work, importing the Black and Tans after their "job" in Ireland came to an end with the Irish Free State. The Palestinians have suffered from colonial horrors for over 100 years.
Not only British rule. British promises to ALL local groups were lies to get locals to revolt against the Ottoman government. They made it sound as if the British were helping them to become independent when all they did was exchange one occupy force with another.
That was good. I wish people would remember that the present Middle Eastern conflict didn't start in 1948. The Balfour mandate in 1917, which sent the British on their usual colonial rampage into Palestine was the real start. British rule of Palestine was brutal, as always, the Israelis, at the point of a gun, of course, merely continued the foul work, importing the Black and Tans after their "job" in Ireland came to an end with the Irish Free State. The Palestinians have suffered from colonial horrors for over 100 years.
Not only British rule. British promises to ALL local groups were lies to get locals to revolt against the Ottoman government. They made it sound as if the British were helping them to become independent when all they did was exchange one occupy force with another.