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ISRAEL & PALESTINE CONFLICT. WHY & WHY NOW? | Jonathan McCormick
"The Balfour Declaration, issued by the British government in 1917, announced Britain's promise for a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, which was then under the rule of the Ottoman Empire.
The promise appeased the Zionist movement, who believe in a Jewish right to the land of Jer
If groups hate what is occuring in the Middle East why not direct anger at those who created it, George Bush and Britain?
How many hundreds of years has the conflict existed?
"In the first century, when the Jewish civilization in Israel was already over 1,000 years old, Rome destroyed the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and conquered the Jewish nation. At this time, the Romans renamed the region “Palestine” and exiled a portion of the population."
The area was controlled by Britain for many years then without consulting the Palestinians, Britain created Israel out of a portion of Palestine.
"The 1948 War came as the culmination of 30 years of friction between Jews and Arabs during the period of British rule of Palestine when, under the terms of the League of Nations mandate held by the British, conditions intended to lead to the creation of a Jewish National Home in the area were created."