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ELITE Vol.1, Issue 32, June 2021 ﺔﻴﺑﺮ #

Have the Palestinians Sold their Land?

Mariam Elsafty, Freshman.

We have witnessed the inhumane crisis that hit Gaza in the After three years of Herbert Samuel being appointed,
previews days, with the rise of the number of children, women, Balfour Declaration appeared, historically known as a
elderly people, and youthful guys being killed. We were all moved promise of those who didn’t possess the one who was
so much that we wanted to help them in any way possible. Not to
mention that Egypt is the number one supporter for the Palestinians. not worthy, and the flow to Palestine began to occur
But sometimes we witness that category of people who are from that time until it reached its climax during World
characterized by getting angry and criticizing anything good that War 2 as a result of the Jews’ fear of Hitler. The story
happens even if that thing was a merciful feeling towards innocents begins here: The Sursock, a Lebanese family known as
living in the world. I’m sure you have heard someone, who is Arab Rochelle, and who also have European origins
probably from that category I’ve mentioned, sitting silently the with Lebanese nationality, and known to be super rich
whole debate and then remembers that he should leave his mark. He who have many owned huge lands in Palestine. When
will probably interrupt whoever is talking to say with his nose in the
sky as an ancient philosopher “but those Palestinians you’re the Jews’ flight to Palestine, and according to the
defending deserve what has been happening to them” he will people of the case, the Sursock family has sold more
complete saying: “haha they were the ones who have sold their land” than 120,000 acres of Palestinian land to the Jews, and
and probably he won’t say anything after. Will, let me explain to you of course, they only cared about the profit and didn’t
what has actually happened. We all know that in the British history, care about the issue. And the picture seemed to remain
they used to appoint the High British Commissioner to every country somewhat complete. What happened was a conspiracy
they colonize, and Palestine then was under the supervision of the that began in 1897 and ended in 1948, a conspiracy
Jewish High British Commissioner Herbert Samuel in 1914. Herbert that included all kinds of violating prohibitions. And at
Samuel was the first British minister to adopt the Zionist Ideology
who as soon as he came out of the first Zionist conference told the end, there is no evidence that the Palestinians have
Theodor Herzl: “I can’t promise you that within 5 years from now sold their land, and that this land will always be for
there would be an ethnic homeland for the Jews in Palestine, but I Palestinians.
can promise you that by 50 years from now, there would be an
ethnic homeland for the Jews in Palestine.” On a side note, the
conference was held in 1898 and the announcement for Israel to be
the homeland of the Jews was on 1948. Herbert Samuel, as the upper
hand for Britain in Palestine, started the displacement of the
Palestinians by force, that it reached sometimes killing those who
oppose, and under that time when the Arab nation was not that
strong with Herbert ruling in Palestine, the land started to be stolen
gradually.

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