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Fair of the Friendly Cultures - Palestine - Land of Trouble
A sleepy outpost of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire from 1518 to 1918.
An increasingly volatile area under British rule as a League of Nations Mandate from 1918 to 1948. The Brits made conflicting promises and used "divide and conquer" techniques to cover their shameful retreat (see the book "End of Empire" for the disgraceful story). Many of the current problems are a legacy of this period.
"At war" from day 1 as a United Nations created entity from 1948 to today, including occupations by Egypt and Jordan.
A political football exploited by outsiders (currently Iran) and badly led.
Fair of the Friendly Cultures - Palestine - Land of Trouble
A sleepy outpost of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire from 1518 to 1918.
An increasingly volatile area under British rule as a League of Nations Mandate from 1918 to 1948. The Brits made conflicting promises and used "divide and conquer" techniques to cover their shameful retreat (see the book "End of Empire" for the disgraceful story). Many of the current problems are a legacy of this period.
"At war" from day 1 as a United Nations created entity from 1948 to today, including occupations by Egypt and Jordan.
A political football exploited by outsiders (currently Iran) and badly led.