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My understanding is that the Arabs opposed a minority population suddenly and aggressively taking over half of their land. This itself is a very simplified sum
by nicbou 3y ago
My understanding is that the Arabs opposed a minority population suddenly and aggressively taking over half of their land.
This itself is a very simplified summary. I strongly recommend "Fear and loathing in New Jerusalem" for a long, nuanced explanation of what happened there. Starting at the UN proposition is ignoring a lot of critical context.
- throwaway8877 3y ago[flagged]
- dotancohen 3y agoWhere do you recommend starting? I prefer starting at the Ottoman property laws, which were adopted by the British Mandate, by which the Jewish purchase of land was perfectly legal.
- nicbou 3y agoI'd start at episode 1, since it covers this with far more nuance than "it's legal therefore it's okay".
- dotancohen 3y agoThank you, I'll read episode 1. Episode 1 of what? In the meantime, I would really appreciate a summary of why "it's legal therefore it's okay" is not a good answer. The Ottomans deliberately enacted liberal property laws to increase immigration, and thus tax collection, from the area. It was literally the stated goal of the government at the time.
- nicbou 3y agoEpisode one of the aforementioned podcast? One answer to this point in particular is that this wholesale liquidation of the land was made by rich landowners living far away, and cannot be treated as the Palestinians selling their own land away. The people actually living on the land had no say in this.