sealadaigh
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Sunni Man, et al,
I am deadly serious.
(COMMENT)You can't be serious........??No, the Mandate was not "external interference."
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In fact, for the most part, the Mandate did not change anything in the daily life of the Arab Palestinian.
The 'Mandate' was the seminal event that lead to the 60+ year conflict that has plagued the region.
To try and divorce it from the 'cause = effect' paradigm is incredulous to say the least. ..
The Arab inspired confrontation with the Jewish Community and the Opposition to the Mandate, greediness and segregationist attitude lead to 60+ years of conflict. That lays right at the feet of the Hostile Arab Palestinian. All the civil land grants, titles and property were protected no matter were it was within the former Mandate. All that was effected was the name in which sovereign powers were assigned. There was no need for the constant uprising, or three wars, or the Intifadas.
What "lead to the 60+ year conflict that has plagued the region" was the inability of the Hostile Arab Palestinian to cooperate and refrain from the use of force.
Most Respectfully,
R
why are we assuming that the ottomans or the british or the european jews or whoever had any rights over this land and this people and isn't the message being sent to the palestinians by this history is that force rules?
i do not have any idea why we are assuming even that a balfour letter or any other doccuments carries any weight other than the weight of arms.