The Jews Come To Palestine:
In 1947 there were roughly a million Arabs living in Palestine compared to about 175,000 Jews (most of who had flew Europe during World War II). The Arabs were a very peaceful community consisting of mostly farmers, with little to no military power. Technically at the time they were part of what was called the Ottoman Empire, meaning they were a providence that was controlled by the British government. At the end of World War II there were so many Jews who had fled the European countries in the war for fear of persecution from the Nazi's that there was no place for them to go. To put it simply, the United States pushed the United Nations to relocate all Jews to Palestine and give them their own state, called Israel, using British military support. In addition to military force, they took the land that was controlled by the Palestinians and actually sold it to the Jews! Palestinians could do nothing against the powerful military of England and the Jews, backed by the UN, quickly took over the key cities of Palestine. At the end of 1947 the British announced that they would be evacuating their military support now that the Jews had settled in by May 15th, 1948. What do you think happened after all British military left? Today the Israelis allege that the Palestine war began with the entry of the Arab armies into Palestine after 15 May 1948. But that was the second phase of the war; they overlook the massacres, expulsions and dispossessions which took place prior to that date and which necessitated Arab states’ intervention.
In 1947 there were roughly a million Arabs living in Palestine compared to about 175,000 Jews (most of who had flew Europe during World War II). The Arabs were a very peaceful community consisting of mostly farmers, with little to no military power. Technically at the time they were part of what was called the Ottoman Empire, meaning they were a providence that was controlled by the British government. At the end of World War II there were so many Jews who had fled the European countries in the war for fear of persecution from the Nazi's that there was no place for them to go. To put it simply, the United States pushed the United Nations to relocate all Jews to Palestine and give them their own state, called Israel, using British military support. In addition to military force, they took the land that was controlled by the Palestinians and actually sold it to the Jews! Palestinians could do nothing against the powerful military of England and the Jews, backed by the UN, quickly took over the key cities of Palestine. At the end of 1947 the British announced that they would be evacuating their military support now that the Jews had settled in by May 15th, 1948. What do you think happened after all British military left? Today the Israelis allege that the Palestine war began with the entry of the Arab armies into Palestine after 15 May 1948. But that was the second phase of the war; they overlook the massacres, expulsions and dispossessions which took place prior to that date and which necessitated Arab states’ intervention.
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