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

Palestine is Occupied

Jomana Khaled Freshman

Palestine is a land known as the holy land, as it contains The Balfour Declaration stated that there will be a
hallowing sites for three of the world's major religions: national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Jews were immigrating to Palestine, as prior to the
Throughout history, Palestine has been ruled by numerous foundation of the State of Israel, the Jewish
groups, including the Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, presence in Palestine fluctuated over time, with
Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Fatimid, Seljuk Turks, Crusaders, distinct communities emerging and leaving.
Egyptians, and Mamelukes. This agreement was voiced by Lord Balfour, with
From about 1517 to 1917, the Ottoman Empire ruled much the caveat that "... nothing shall be done which may
of the region, where Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing
peacefully. non-Jewish communities in Palestine..." The
When World War I ended in 1918, the British took control Balfour Declaration established a legal framework
of Palestine. The famous Balfour Declaration which is for Jewish immigration, so promoting it.
famous for the statement of “a promise from who doesn't
own to who doesn't deserve" took place.

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