Penelope, et al,
You are assuming that the you are applying the correct "rights" in this.
You ever hear you reap what you sow?
The issue is the land that once belonged to Arabs is not belonging to Jews and they are not allowing Arabs in.
(COMMENT)
You are attaching some "rights" to the Declaration of Principles (DoP) of International Law of Friendly Relations (non-binding to start with) and attaching a link between the set of
principles in sovereignty, independence and self-determination.
• The land once belonged to Arabs ---
• The land (does) not belonging to Jews ---
* The land (Jews are) not allowing Arabs in ---
We will assume you intended to mean the land was once "sovereign" to Arabs; not "belonged." Ownership is not a prerequisite for sovereignty or independence and not related at all to self-determination.
The Mamelukes were Arab Slaves
(nomadic Turks of central Asia); principally used to strengthen military forces of the Abbasid Caliphs in Baghdad in the 8th and 9th Century.
The Abbasid Caliphs in Baghdad established rule over the region in about 683. In 877, the Mameluke Ahmad ibn Tulun
(Turk Slave given a position of military responsibility) seized control of the territory that would eventually come under Mandate. This was the last time the Arabs had sovereign control of the entire region. In 1517, the Ottoman Empire
(mostly Turks but not slave as the Mamelukes) defeated the Mameluke and established sovereignty over the region until the end of WWI. Between the years 141 and 1918
(≈ 1700 years) the sovereign government control of the region from Syria to Egypt changed hands several times. But one thing is for sure, the local Arab indigenous population of the region never once, from the time Alexander the Great captures Palestine in 333BC, to present --- a period of over 2 millennium, ever exercised sovereignty and was recognized as have independent state in that territory; although a vast majority belonged to
(ownership wise) the local indigenous Arabs.
It is only when the western powers introduce 20th Century concepts of freedom and modern government into the region that the Arabs even show an interest in national aspirations.
Most Respectfully,
R