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Originally Posted by Thor
Curious, since I see so many dishonest videos coming from both sides on my FB lately, has anyone seen a better honest review of the historical situation in Israel than this goodie from last year?
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Well, I admit that is a good video. But I think it is titled incorrectly. It was more like "Israel isn't the only enemy".
The narrator mostly pointed out issues with Pan-Arabism and why Egypt, Syria, Jordan, & Saudi Arabia don't want a Palestinian State. I think he really glossed over Israel.
A couple notes:
1. According to the British, Trans-Jordan encompassed all of what is now Jordan, Israel, & the West Bank. There was no "Western Palestine". As he pointed out correctly, Britain gave the Hashemites Jordan on the East of the river. The Balfour Declaration referenced a Jewish Homeland in their historical homeland (on the west side of the river) and the UN Peel Commission partitioned that area into a "Jewish Homeland" and an "Arab Homeland".
2. The only reference he makes to the Jewish Peoples historical ties to Israel is that some communities had been there for hundreds of years. Those ties go back thousands of years.
Otherwise, frankly I found the video quite informative.