Israeli,
Does the earliest 20th century bitterness trace back to the Sykes-Picot agreemnt of 1916? From what I’ve gathered from this information, it seems to be so.
“The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916 called for part of Palestine to be under British rule, part to be placed under a joint Allied government, and for Syria and Lebanon to be given to the France. However, Britain also offered to back Arab demands for postwar independence from the Ottomans in return for Arab support for the Allies and seems to have promissed the same territories to the Arabs. In 1916, Arabs led by T.E. Lawrence and backed by Sharif Husayn revolted against the Ottomans in the belief that Britain would help establish Arab independence in the Middle East. The Arabs later claimed that Palestine was included in the area promised to them, but the British denied this.”
Are the Arabs still hung up on this, because they felt they earned the right to all of Palestine. They obviously couldn’t have done it alone. Most likely the reason Britian had the final say.
Funny it was being said in 1922 by Ormsby-Gore, undersecretary of state for the colonies when he concluded, “Palestine is largely inhabited by unreasonable people.” And that still is happenning today. Do you think it’s genetics? I know it’s just how Islam is. What a bore.
Is there anything you can think of, to break the cycle of stubbornness? It’s a pity that war is the solution of the Bibilical God. Can we all do better? Kill or be killed, I suppose is the best we can do. What a legacy.
Just have to accept we all can’t escape our selfishness, and solve our disputes humanely. I have a feeling, we all know it’s possible, though.
