How Zionists Came to Palestine Under British Protection (Documentary)

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After taking control of Mandate Palestine, Great Britain saw itself confronted with mounting Arab and Jewish tensions. Zionist settlers had been moving to the region since the 1890s and after the Balfour Declaration in 1917, the Zionist movement accelerated.
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Presented by: Jesse Alexander
Written by: Jesse Alexander
Director: Toni Steller & Florian Wittig
Director of Photography: Toni Steller
Sound: Toni Steller
Editing: Jose Gamez
Motion Design: Philipp Appelt
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[@gabrielalexanderkhoury73]

You cannot build a new homeland for a people on top of an existing homeland of another people, expel nearly half of them - occupy the rest - and not expect conflict.

[@lollypop2413]

Exactly. It was cruel

[@charlesayache6801]

More and more Christian Israelis are joining the ranks of the IDF and they know why... looking at their brothers in the surrounding countries...

[@yazed410]

"BuT iTs tHeIR AnCEstrAL hOmELand"

[@lookatmepleasesir]

thats not what happened

[@markbrooks8623]

Except of course that there was no such "existing homeland". Palestine was notoriously unfertile and depopulated in the 19th century. The Arabs of Palestine were, well, Arabs. And there is even an Arab state populated mostly by said Arabs of Palestinian descent. It is called Jordan, and was carved out of the Palestinian Mandate by the British as a consolation prize for Faisal, as the Shariff of Mecca had lost the Hijaz to the House of Saud. There's the irony. There is already a Palestinian Arab state. The Hashemites are the outsiders, but nobody talks about it.

[@Thephotosnatcher_]

I'm British but I am disgusted with our abhorrent history

[@paulsiro1775]

Shouldn’t be. Be proud.

[@UserHandle454]

As you should be

[@UserHandle454]

​@@paulsiro1775what the fck?

[@The-Pigeon-Zambola]

Your country is actually the source of all evil.

[@oof9420]

​@@UserHandle454wait till bro gets to know about the Indian subcontinent or Africa Most things in Britain or considered British aren't even from The British isles💀💀💀

[@paulcredmond]

British did a similar thing in Ireland. Settled their people in the north which made it very hard to separate the country after the civil war. They didn’t give us back the last 6 counties which led to decades of war and hate. The British have a lot to answer for in many parts of the world.

[@DailyCorvid]

Such as? I am British what do I have to answer to you for? Lol. If you want to blame me for stuff dead people did centuries ago, then you have to be willing to take the blame for what your own countrymen have done in the past as well! Oh that's right your ancestors were not perfect either. Get yourself an education. You will find out there is a reason you came here to speak to me in England. Here we can have this argument without anybody's baby having its head cut off... smh.

[@freddieclark]

You don't know much history do you, such as who exactly founded Dublin?

[@angepatty]

​@@DailyCorvid Such as ..investigate your evil ancestors.

[@hellwolf4liberty]

Well, once people choose to move on, things go pretty well for everyone isn't it.

[@SuperMikado282]

What has the Republic done to reunite Ireland?

[@00GreenThea00]

What's really important to note is that this is not very long ago. When we talk about Churchill in history, it's presented as a topic fairly close to us, but when speaking of the Jewish Palestine conflict people tend to say it's been going on forever. It's presented as something far away in time as to legitimize the eternity of it.

[@LimitBreakr424]

The video I watched right before this one was 1890s footage of a peaceful coexistence in the area. Go figure

[@BradleyUK58]

This started centuries ago and the hatred came from one side even then.

[@captain2ahab]

@@BradleyUK58 No, they coexisted. The problem started with the British promising the same land to two people....without any right to do so

[@Erik-sw8wm]

In all fairness He is only giving us a portrait of the past 100 years. This obviously goes back 1000 years. Not even a mention of the individual who Israel is named after who came up with this idea back in the 1800s.

[@adrianomoraes5992]

@@LimitBreakr424 Under Ottoman Empire it was allowed some Jewish people to move in and buy land which some chose to escape antisemitism in Europe. It is likely at that point a Jewish settlement wasn't seen as a menace to the area since they couldn't possibly disobey or take over the Ottoman Empire and neither would have reasons to since, as I said, they were offering an area for them to escape to. All of this changed once England took over post WW1. My information on this is not that detailed though. It would need more information for specifics.

[@hackatthekeyboard]

Churchill on Palestinians: “I do not admit that the dog in the manger has the final right to the manger, though he may have lain there for a very long time I do not admit that right. I do not admit for instance that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia. I do not admit that a wrong has been done to those people by the fact that a stronger race, a higher-grade race or at any rate a more worldly-wise race, to put it that way, has come in and taken their place." An awful, despicable racist, responsible for so much death and suffering.

[@lucyphilips3443]

Really shocking Shameful !

[@rickyv7757]

Where did your find that quote? Churchill gets glorified but he was a racist pig like the rest of these colonialists.

[@hairandcia2028]

Many people think the same or worse than him to this day, so I'm not surprised by his words.

[@Nat-uw4fs]

Maybe racist but objectively correct

[@80teg]

The Palestinian leaders have been offered a state and many other concessions since Churchill's death... each time they turn away and resort to violence. Then they grab hostages, in case they lose and they need to bargain for their lives. ps- Unless you're blonde and blue eyed, Churchill is one of many you owe for not living under a tyrant

[@4570george]

The great zionist mantra: "a land without a people for a people without a land" was always going to be a total catastrophe!

[@lukeli9588]

So mars maybe😂

[@evangiles4403]

So since you think you know about history and think this person has made everything clear did he bother to mention that it was the Isrealites that rebuilt Jerusalem after it was destroyed by the Romans and rather than thanking them the palestinians threw them out of their houses Bet you completely ignore that one don't you

[@Zionist_from_Israel]

С 1898 года Израэль Зангвилл примыкал к сионистскому движению, а в 1905 году организовал группу территориалистов, выдвинув лозунг «земля без народа для народа без земли», подразумевающий возможность создания еврейского государства в любом месте, а не только на исторической земле Израиля. В последующие 20 лет Зангвилл участвовал в попытках создания еврейского государства в Австралии, Канаде, Уганде, Ливии. Являлся поверенным Ротшильда, приглашая русских крестьян переселиться в Америку.

[@loltwest9423]

That quote about animals in cages is rather foreboding. Did they seriously see these people like that? What a comparison to make. It really is incredible that after all this time, the situation hasn’t changed.

[@CaptPeon]

Yes. Yes they did... and still do. I can't remember who it was (Netanyahu?) but an Israeli politician explicitly dehumanized Gazans just a few days ago.

[@loltwest9423]

@@CaptPeon Well, I know the still do part. I'm one of those so-called "animals," or at least, I descend from them. But seeing this attitude go that far back is incredible.

[@CaptPeon]

@@loltwest9423 are you Palestinian (descent)? Israel's ethnic cleansing is ABSOLUTELY disgusting!

[@zawwiUtube]

20:23 ..imagine the animals..?😡

[@marshalljulie3676]

They said similar things recently about the Palestinians being animals. These people are just plain hateful and racist

[@cs108828]

You really should continue this series, covering the entire history of the conflict. This part was very well researched, but is only the tip of the iceberg. I would love it if a massive, 10 hour docu series covering the whole cobflict in the same detail was out there to point people to.

[@Johnny3Joanne]

Agreed. Excellent work.

[@reggiebrown4911]

Facts are racist - antisemitic

[@ibieiniid4240]

woof. I dont think there's a single soul on earth brave enough to take that project on. like burying landmines under your own driveway.

[@dorianclockwork5093]

Theres no “exorbitating” price for a country, same did the U.S. with indians and reserves

[@Mohawkauthor]

There's a few videos on the subject by Casual Historian

[@isculptmemes]

Big balls for tackling this event historically, huge props to TGW and their team

[@Anon1gh3]

I mean it only passes the censor because it's just another means to demonize the modern British people as a whole, once again, for the actions of their government/aristocracy, but okay.

[@zes7215]

no such thing as ball or big or etc, cepuxuax, outx, cna outx any nmw and any s perfect

[@Daggz90]

Came to say the same thing after reading the title. Truth will out.

[@marksellards4190]

​@zes7215smss

[@Al-Rudigor]

He might get cancelled for telling true history.

[@g1mmedatdome284]

Great timing for this. So tired of trying to explain this issue to people who didn't even finish their high school history textbooks.

[@truckmusic1]

>gimmedatdome284 I want all my histories from someone as classy as you

[@robtownsend5126]

Exactly !

[@monsieurcharcutier4490]

I speak leftist I can translate, what you really mean is" if someone doesn't agree with me then they're stupid, thank atheism I found someone as smart as me on KZbin"

[@MA-kw3ov]

@@monsieurcharcutier4490 I side conservative when it comes to most topics in american politics except for this one. The conservative argument basically boils down to "I don't like arabs", some prophecy in the bible, or both.

[@josullivan5189]

This video is two years old

[@alfonsogutierrez1392]

They took their lands, segregated them, built a state, talked about them as animals that needed to be caged. How do you expect these humans not to be angry, frustrated and hopeless?

[@naimomohamed7332]

If you resist you are terrorist in western countries eyes

[@jenbenton6884]

I recently saw a video about Winston Churchill and the creation of Israel. He was a real piece of racist work.

[@ronaldbil9592]

Learned some more details, the story that is never been told in western world ..

[@luiso2166]

They support animals aka terrorists aka Hamas. Educate, por favor.

[@lisasmith7066]

Learn to share.

[@WartimeConsigliere]

Its crazy how many bad ideas and bad policies Winston Churchill promoted or enforced

[@MeowMeow-ju4vf]

I heard he was a bloated drunk.

[@thela255]

His view was one-sided Just like how he accidentally caused a famine in India just to feed his troops.

[@Roiyaw]

The British had their hand in nearly every historic event

[@jahivah]

And now it's North Americans

[@rippindrummer666]

@@jahivahthe us imperialism doesn’t even come close to British imperialism.

[@Ryantrock8888]

@@rippindrummer666we’re working on it… give us a break lol

[@rippindrummer666]

@@Ryantrock8888 Britain literally raped the world for like 500 years lol

[@maryloudascoli]

Yankee Imperialism- the colony of Dixie-land yearns for freedom.

[@Realkeepa-et9vo]

_Joke about the messy comment section that turns out to be actually quite polite_

[@IMP-vi6je]

For now

[@jamaphy8621]

@@IMP-vi6je once this vid gets more than 20k views, it will turn into a war zone most likely

[@peturr87]

the comment deleter bot is very aggressive now. like the comments I made on my other profile don’t even show up on this one

[@3laaghada329]

*comment doubting this will last*

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

They already said the rules. If they won't comply, those will be deleted...

[@jamilhussein1735]

U can buy land but u cannot make it your homeland or country

[@maestoso47]

Colonizer Britain wreaked so much havoc.

[@royfearn4345]

Every colonising nation is guilty of the same thing.

[@BENKYism]

All of the major allied countries in WW1 controlled Ottoman land after the empire dissolved. The Ottomans also caused lots of havoc in the middle east and the Balkans.

[@thela255]

​@@BENKYismwrong The only problem in the middle east caused by the ottomans are with the Persians or the safavids. But the aggressor between those had always been each other failing to maintain stable diplomatic relations. The Arabs were left unbothered and any troubles with the Arabs was caused by the Arabs themselves, not the ottomans It's thanks to Ottoman influence in the region that many colonizers were kicked off like the Portuguese who made colonies in the south of Arabia. There's also the fact that the British were able to make colonies in Arabia thanks to the Ottomans being weakened over centuries Even the Mamluks preferred ottoman rule over Napoleon's rule

[@BENKYism]

@@thela255 But they still caused havok in the balkans. You're fine with them because they were friendly towards muslims but they caused multiple genocides in the balkans which were worse than what you're complaining about in Palestine.

[@amarrevolver4452]

"The Palestinian colonization organization" i bet the Zionists will say that name never existed now

[@kentongreen4576]

Greed by Britain is the reason for this mess,I hope Britain is brought before the courts as well

[@saberbenhammadi-nl7qq]

And when anyone talk about the rights of Palestinians he will be accused of antisemitism... foolish world...

[@Masada1911]

Glad to know that this was the last bit of unrest in that region

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

Haha

[@dazevipr3390]

Glad to know that the conflict peaked during this time

[@halahmilksheikh]

They should have went to the USA or Argentina

[@Exedus20]

@@halahmilksheikh uhhhh..... they didn't?

[@asalways1504]

I guess that was the end of that!

[@CRUCIALMEDIAGROUP]

100 years ago ...wow right in our faces. Who's ever in charge( had the most guns) call the shots even till this day. Feel sorry for all who has to suffer.

[@danhworth100]

Might is not right but it is the reality.

[@cwhit0110]

And the conflict hasn’t ended, they’re still dropping bombs to this day

[@jerichostevens2711]

morality is subjective. the strong get to enforce their interpretation of what is right. hence the weak suffering what they must. just like with property, you can't really own a place or thing unless you have the power to keep it. the universe is indifferent to human suffering, and even most humans are indifferent to it unless it is their own.@@danhworth100

[@jaixzz]

"... zionism... under British protection" is only hinting the fact that Zionism is based on Anglicanism.

[@tsonfire1]

As usual it seems that many of the problems in this region seem to stem from British colonialism and the poor decisions of politicians at the time.

[@1nceagin]

Not just that region. Many of the world's problems can be attributed to the British colonial legacy...

[@tonytooshort]

Right!

[@IbrahimHaddad-pq9zg]

Dont ignore the duplcity of the inhuman and inhumane zionists. No respect for palestinian life. Very evil. Bur this is their era.

[@deesus1085]

The british colonies were possible because of a few locals playing ball

[@INSHAS2004]

Exactly

[@CrisusAttucks]

about as fair and unbiased as can be expected in these days. overall great job.

[@landixable]

myopic view of history

[@nategalvan3907]

​@landixable how long do people live? How long can one people lay claim to an ancestral land they never conquered for themselves? The recent past is all that matters here. It's the entirety of the conflict.

[@erinmac4750]

Definitely relevant information, given the latest events. More people should see this, especially journalists.

[@ElectronFieldPulse]

​@@nategalvan3907- Israel created a modern liberal democracy and Western leftists want the theocratic sunni islamists to set up what would amount to a terror state. The state, if created, would kill these western leftists and their citizens wouldn't think twice of it. It's like chickens for KFC. This conflict has taught me just how gullible the left is in the West. They are so married to their oppressor/oppressed mythology, they will justify anything and end up looking quite insane.

[@shaft9000]

the cool deadpan presentation helps quite a lot, too great as Indy is, he would have been too 'dynamic' to deliver this as well, imho

[@saeeddeanable]

Imagine welcoming ppl into your country and they claim it as their home.......

[@thealmightyaku-4153]

This is literally the only actually accurate detailing of the origins of the conflict on this platform, or any other popular platform.

[@nobodycares96]

Even the original Zionists themselves in their writings referred to the Palestinians as the Natives, as can be seen in the video lol.

[@caykovskilyic7712]

There is no such thing native. Everybody went current their place from different place

[@thealmightyaku-4153]

@@caykovskilyic7712 the Palestinians are as close as it gets.

[@zzz-nu2re]

​@@thealmightyaku-415350% of Palestinians are Arabs who migrated from surrounding areas during British control because of the economic opportunities

[@orkhyo]

@@thealmightyaku-4153 no they are not lol

[@thealmightyaku-4153]

@@orkhyo According to what?

[@erinmac4750]

This content is even more relevant today. In re-viewing this, it struck me how some of these early Zionists' ideas carried through the years, notably the walls around Gaza, isolating them from the rest of the region and the world. Sadly, those statements about animals survived as well. 100 years have passed, and we humans can't seem to get over our penchant for "othering." May this very relevant video yet go viral. 💔🇵🇸🇮🇱

[@thomp5347]

We only other Palestinian supporters of Hamas and other extremist groups for being misogynistic, barbaric, homophobic and religiously brainwashed scum. That's intolerance of intolerance, and we are seeing Israel fight back against such inhumanity.

[@72Kraken]

Is Egypt also ruled by Zionists? Just asking, given that they too have built a massive wall around their border with Gaza and are refusing entry for Palestinians due to "safety concerns"?

[@satanicconservative3935]

You do realize that everything you know about Gaza is a lie right? Palestinians are not walled in. They have Mediterranean ports, open borders with Israel and Egypt.

[@jaydaytoday3548]

That's because most of the ideals built in western society go against Islam. As for walls there have always been walls protecting one civilization from another.

[@HKG432]

There are walls on Egpyt border as well.

[@TFModels]

My friend, you have been clearer, more direct, and knowledgeable than many scholars I have been in contact with. Thank you.

[@kimbirch1202]

It is a lie to suggest that there was no existing Arab culture in Palestine, before Jewish mass immigration. There were banks, railways, and industry. Jaffa was a thriving port. Most of the fertile land is in the coastal plain, and north of the land, which was given to Israel.

[@mdabusayed3779]

🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥 okeh

[@kimbirch1202]

@mdabusayed3779 You doubting the facts? You want evidence?

[@user-vp8cr2uh4k]

Those banks, railways, and industries were british. Guess what, Israel is nowadays a thriving country, in which palestinian arabs work qnd live in. Just like in the yime of british occupation

[@ebillyboi]

Israel has had many kings ...to date no palestinian kings ..palestine is syrio palestina named by the roman empire...after the sea peoples on the coast...from Crete (gaza area coast etc) Philistines ...after they conquered judah area..king Solomans temple ..1st temple..(temple mount) on mount Mariah jerusalem for the kingdom of israel Roman Emperor Hadrian changed the provincial administrative name of Judaea to Palestina to erase the Jewish presence in the land

[@kimbirch1202]

@@ebillyboi That's all irrelevant.

[@DailyGrindAus]

This is the most even-handed commentary I have seen on this topic.

[@papertiger9845]

You’d be surprised if you looked. Theres a lot of truth out there. Ppl just refuse to watch bc they dont wanna have their entire worldview crash down. The same ppl cant seperate anti-zionism and anti-semitism.

[@skypilot7162]

I love the honesty and objectivity of this documentary. It’s a complicated and delicate issue. But The only way to understand what we are dealing with now is to understand how this began.

[@susanray8811]

Oh, you mean how that land was stolen by lies?

[@dinonazamodeen5694]

Who is alive today knows "How this began"!

[@mpalmer7800]

Surprised it’s not taken down

[@kimjongwin]

Not complicated

[@MrSufsafeboy]

@@dinonazamodeen5694 me

[@GeertTheDestoyer]

Wow that part you read of the London Jewish Chronicle at around 21:30, did they really compare Palestinian Arabs to animals, and Jewish settlers to visitors, crazy.

[@herooja]

Not surprising at all since it's the same European colonialist mindset that describes any native population resisting occupation as " savage, Barbarians etc" , since Europeans appointed themselves as " saviours of humanity" and that their goal is spread " civilization" among the "brutes"

[@GeertTheDestoyer]

@@herooja i know that's true and kinda still the mindset in the 1920s but still seems crazy to me a hundred years later.

[@andym9571]

Having been to the occupied West Bank I can tell you this is still how the Jewish immigrants / settlers think there . ( Tho not necessarily in the rest of Israel ).

[@GeertTheDestoyer]

@@andym9571 I know, seen/read some stuff on it, but nowadays the language is not this clear cut, i mean they at least try to hide intentions and what they think of the Arabs.

[@abuhammad]

It's the same today. The intention was to create a homeland at the expense of others, and to achieve that, there is no other way than war and subjugation.

[@CCSI322]

1914: "were worried about losing our land" 2024: "???????"

[@alonso1244]

The hegelian dialect was very strong here

[@greendragonspirit1646]

This needs to be known worldwide and get the British shown for what they are!

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[@oliversherman2414]

Yay! I'm the first comment on this section 👍👋

[@harryabrams4993]

@@oliversherman2414 I'll be the second. Unfortunately the above project on Palestine Riots is just another Israel bashing "hit piece."

[@oliversherman2414]

History is history. You can't change what happened

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[@lasvista2tech]

See the pattern? every time British forces left a country they made sure it will be in permanent internal conflict.

[@jesusjohnny8286]

Ha ha, see the pattern..... I see another one. Who runs Britain now?

[@bobSeigar]

@@jesusjohnny8286 Not who you think, NatSoc.

[@jesusjohnny8286]

@@bobSeigar who's a denier now?

[@allcatall3931]

such as, hindu/muslim now, whereas before, no such division. or, s africa, indigenous locals reduced to 'blacks', vs 'whites'. etc

[@jesusjohnny8286]

@@allcatall3931 lol. The 'british' are dividing Britain up by race/gender etc. Maybe the 'british' aren't very British.

[@fonziebulldog5786]

This reminded me of some talk with a cab driver from Palestine who emigrated to another part of the world. I asked when it could be peace in that area and he answered ... Never. I again asked why and he said ... To many things have gone wrong in a to long time who have affected many people for generations on many sides in that war and those things are nearly impossible to stop. Yes, its sad he continued but sometimes i guess that when things go to far for decades and decades you stop to see a solution. Only missery left.

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

I remember what Gandhi said about violence begetting violence, it makes men blind...

[@davidmanheim266]

@@antonio703 the only racist here is you!

[@antonio703]

@@davidmanheim266 Either you don't know what racism is or you're a cynic. You support colonialism, ethnic cleansing, apartheid and you say that I am the racist? hahaha you are ridiculous.

[@cezarstefanseghjucan]

@@antonio703 Arabs wiped out many other civilizations and they don't pay any reparations for that. Hebrews have a right to Israel. Palestine was chosen on historic grounds. All the Arabs had to do was to either submit to authority or move away. There are plenty who are earning big within Israel, despite being Arabs. From Jordan to Morocoo, all majorities are Arab, so tell me who is getting threatened with extinction and who inhabits more land? It is like having ethnic Russians in Ukraine ask for Russian intervention due to feeling unsafe in Ukraine, when in fact, they have no place in Ukraine to begin with.

[@mhib1987]

@@cezarstefanseghjucan you made a horrific claim that arabs wiped out other civilizations with no proof, to justify the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, thats a contradiction

[@BassForever44]

The classic behaviour of a circle of aggression: first, they were victims, and second, unable to break the circle, end up becoming the aggressors. But remember, what goes around, comes around.

[@nofurtherwest3474]

At this point, they are going nowhere. They are powerful. Hamas really shot itself in the foot, as they gave israel more reason to take their territory.

[@manubishe]

exactly - what goes around, comes around.

[@marshalljulie3676]

​@@nofurtherwest3474the reason for Hamas attacking is because Israel was taking land and killing Palestinians in raids also kicking them out of their ancestral land and their grandparents house of ofcourse they are going to attack after all that suffering. Before this war started Israel had already killed over 100 Palestinians this year alone they are using this Hamas attack as an excuse to expend Israel into Gaza this is a genocide. There are no Hamas in the west bank but still Israeli settlers have killed 70 people in the west bank during this war as revenge. Why not confront Hamas face to face like real soldiers. Today Israel destroyed the oldest church in Gaza

[@fattiger2000]

Questioning certain narratives around said victimhood can land you in jail in some places. There is a saying that the truth does not fear investigation. History is written by the victors.

[@manubishe]

@@fattiger2000 There is etiquette in questioning, and there are unspoken accusations that, in the past, were answered with a duel, or a knife in a dark alley. The latter was left as "barbarism of the past, but the method left unattended the need it answered.

[@SaidAlhayek]

What an amazing video that educates the viewers on the real roots of this conflict.

[@makedonistoi]

the real roots are the arab islamic takeover of jewish lands in 6th century occupying israel for 1400 years culminating in the freeing of jewish people from this scourge in 1948

[@iadorenewyork1]

Yes. Thank you for this. I learned things I hadn’t known before.

[@ahmadhma1]

This was surprisingly very unbiased. I wish you guys do more episodes on this issue

[@Awakeningspirit20]

This comment should be pinned because the title SOUNDS very biased but they mean it factually, actual Zionists, not the slang term 'zionist' as it is used today

[@dollarcostbackpacker1226]

​@@S_saraSwhat truth?

[@rossrose1534]

It is the truth

[@knowwhouare]

Biased. But another point of view

[@blissfullyblunt888]

@@Awakeningspirit20how is it slang?

[@rock5989]

"If two people are fighting that means a british just went near by them". -A wise man

[@Zb_Calisthenic]

Yes, the British told the Hutus to massacre the Tutsis.

[@dancarter6044]

@@Zb_Calisthenic That explains why Putin attacked the Ukraine. /s

[@marty8187]

Get the brits out now

[@marty8187]

@@dancarter6044fuck ukraine

[@Nnomadd]

@@Zb_Calisthenic a modern ignorant comment

[@GrandNoble]

"How strong is the envy of people who have been swept off their land" very telling.

[@aidenwalsh4320]

Thank you for this information. I now see the history of the current situation.

[@omaralfar1666]

3:56 The newspaper was called Falastin, which is Arabic for Palestine. Alternate Arabic pronunciations are Filistin and Filastin. My Palestinian family use Falastin, while others may use Filistin. Oh, and Palestinian as an Arab Muslim/Christian Identity goes back to the 10th Century.

[@user-lq7qj8ue1x]

Nope, the adjective Palestinian/Felastiny has been in use in Arabic since the 7th century

[@alonso1244]

11th century not 10th and it was used very few times, and those who did do it were typically shuned by the rest of the local arab academic class who preffered to identify as either syrian or al-shami, most people didnt identify with much beyond their familiel tribe up until very recently, the national identity started to pickup only in the inter war period between ww1 and 2 as a reaction to larger jewish immigration and zionism.

[@mikem820]

This is by far my favorite go-to history channel

[@dre3k78]

Out of all the horrible things the British Empire was responsible for this surely ranks up there with the worst.

[@ethanwasme4307]

Just like the Egyptians, the British didn't want to house the Jewish population for any extended amount of time.

[@itzostrich9704]

This needs to be shared everywhere. Facts aren't antisemitic

[@rexthedog4]

That’s right. Just like Palestine is not a state and never was. It’s just a name given to land.

[@Sonmmmxuan]

@@rexthedog4 oh wow, lands are named, shocking!🤯

[@Joao-id4dn]

@@rexthedog4 true, there has never been an independent Palestine State. But thats not the point. The main issue here is that Palestine population was overwhelmingly made up of ethnic arabs , who were gradually displaced by jewish migrants in a process that was forced upon them with no consideration for their opinion. It was not a negotiated process , and thus it could not end well. I actually admire Israel culture and traditions, and dont feel connected at all to arab civilization, and also think that terrorism is never an acceptable answer whatever the context. But facts are facts, and the process that led to the formation of the Israel state was not fair.

[@rexthedog4]

@@Joao-id4dn and the conquest of the kingdom of Judeah and kingdom of Israel were also unfair. Life isn’t fair but they continue to dwell.

[@Joao-id4dn]

@@rexthedog4 well, the conquest of Canaan by the israelis was also not fair. If the Tanakh is to be believed, the conquest of the promised land was an extremely violent war effort. But if your point is that the world is not fair, and in the end the strongest will prevail, ok, thats one way to see things. Survival of the fittest .

[@cyberpass]

I came here thinking this would be another video rehashing the same propaganda and talking points. It wasn’t. I love how informative and nuanced it was. Thank you!

[@joesilver4376]

If you would just make the effort to read history, deeply, you would get past the propaganda, the slogans and the shallow conclusions. Humans are doomed to repeat the worst parts of histiry because they make little or no effort to read history in depth. Their laziness leaves them with propaganda slogans to live by.

[@baidon3613]

Its enlightening video. A proper title would be "Government sponsored land theft". Whats funny is that some think its a religious issue in Palestine, while the christian English sided against their fellow Christian Palestinians.

[@sscummings]

@@clearingland what are you talking about 😂 everything he said is public domain... just pick up a book not written by a European Jew 😂 because everything they write seems bias even to believe their somehow the original Hebrew in the Bible 😂 didn't know they were from Africa or that region of the world.... they just stole the Palestinian land and evict other out their own land.... started a war with Egypt and every other country around them to control and still receive reparation from Germany even till today

[@AsserKortteenniemi]

@@sscummings Ironic how you complain on other being biased.

[@zes7215]

wrgg

[@johnbartholf777]

Another great episode. Thanks! How do I find a copy of that picture in the thumbnail? I can't seem to locate it no matter what I type into Google. Help, please! Thanks!

[@RS-uh7rz]

I found the picture with this title : apostlesofmercy: “Rare photograph of a British Army Ford Model T, with Lewis machine gun, posted at Jaffa Gate, Palestine - 8 April 1920. ”

[@johnbartholf777]

@@RS-uh7rz Thanks so much!

[@mohamedelbchiri6149]

They brought their Sickness too Palestine

[@jjse79]

1:33 well Argentina got lucky, i wonder how it would be like today if they had gone there!?! Just imagine all Argentines cornered and oppressed in a small portion of their own country! To make matters worse it would be right in the same continent making it even easier for the US to help in the occupation by the "chosen ones".

[@krisfrederick5001]

Nothing has changed in 💯years

[@dittmannrudolfrohr2149]

Diversity is what makes the Near East so prosperous and peaceful.

[@nicholasvanlierde2546]

Except Palestine no longer exists, and it's remaining ghettos will disappear soon enough.

[@charananekibalijaun8837]

@@nicholasvanlierde2546 "Palestine no longer exists" - I guess it never did. There has never been a sovereign nation state called Palestine

[@Ishi79]

Nothing has changed in over 400 years.. 1492, European colonialism: We discovered America. 1916, European colonialism: We are liberating the Holy land. The imaginary state of Israel, master of fairy tales, are European colonialism.

[@ruslankazimov622]

@@dittmannrudolfrohr2149 No. It was exclusive immigration and suppression of natives!

[@martynhanson]

Very interesting and informative. I thought it was worthwhile mentioning the Balfour Declaration was personally addressed to Lord Rothschild.

[@baidon3613]

I agree, I mean its sooooooooo important to know this info for many reasons. I mean partially they sponsored zionism to get financed by the Rothschild bank.

[@Avishag_lili]

Balfore’s statement is the most boring subject on earth ☺️

[@JOEFABULOUS.]

@@Avishag_lili said the land grabbing morality void

[@ondolite3789]

@@Avishag_lili And your point is??

[@elliekwong3180]

Money talks!

[@7777wilson1]

What a wonderful presentation video. Thank you. I wish this could be spread far and wide so many people around the world do not know this history. Obviously it's the exact same today as what it was so far ago. What an absolute disaster only the thing the British Empire

[@cbuchan31]

There is no mention of Joseph Stern and Lehi, basically the equivalent of the Italian mafia. There is also no mention of Al Nakba.

[@williamolliges2622]

Mistakes were made . . .

[@makeit-takeit6707]

To say the least.

[@kevinkearns7719]

This is the best video I have seen on this, hands down. Superb.

[@someone5574]

I can't thank you enough for tackling such a contentious point of history

[@alexander-rednaxela]

This video is anti-semetic for recounting history accurately and without bias. How dare you.

[@gtully40]

Arabs there were also Semites so hush

[@johnegoode2680]

Wow, I’ve researched what you just presented. You are so right. The public needs to know.

[@nailertn82]

Why are you talking like this was arcane knowledge kept in the secret vaults of the Vatican? All of this is a five minute read right on Wikipedia for anyone interested, the only thing standing in the public's way is laziness.

[@OmegaFares]

This documentary is very important right now. Like the irish , the people of the region won't stop the resistece even in 1000 years.

[@RPMZ11]

Mick Collins got us Statehood then 'we' murdered our very own George Washington.

[@issacshlomo171]

Irish are native to Ireland. Arabs are native to Arabia.Jewish people are native to Israel. Israel is 3000 Old and 75 years young see history of Roman Empire. Arabs settlers are not one thousand years there. I sympathize with Irish struggle against British Muslims Arabs Palestinians are not comparable with Irish struggle for independence against British Empire. These two are not the same and never be the same.

[@RPMZ11]

@@issacshlomo171 Jabberwocky. Read a book... or easier in this context, just for you?...15 minutes on goog will suffice. If you caught one clue, the 'Irish' Celts were never native to the Island. If you bothered...history shows us, she is a never-ending odessy of massive waves of peopes in transition. The Celts invaded Ireland between 1,000 and 500 BC.... originally coming up through Iberia via North Africa. I'm Arf Irish on my maternal side....and your words are dust.

[@hfchow007]

@@RPMZ11Who were the native people before the Celts?

[@issacshlomo171]

@@RPMZ11 Arabs are from Arabia that is how they got their name." Palestinians" are Arabs. Well you said Celts moved to Ireland when? Thousand years ago? Well thousand years is a long time, I agree , right? Imagine 3000 years ? That is 3 times more. That is how long land of Israel is Jewish Land you have been right it is one thousand of years of Jewish resistance against Muslims Arabs conquest and occupation of land of Israel.and 500 years of resistance against the Muslims Arabs plantations , planted by Ottoman Muslim Turks.

[@TheDrMash33]

F word to British and Churchill

[@danieladams8085]

This is a exsperiment that the british did years ago and when it failed they didnt fix the problem they left. The british need to try to help the problem over there

[@jerrylumpy5141]

I will continue to learn about this conflict via reading books as well. This stuff is interesting especially with what's happening today in America. I believe a lot of history is biased so it's to read varied accounts.

[@rondecambio7375]

Dear Jerry ,If you haven't already ,a great book on the subject is 'O'Jerusalem' by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins.Its still in print ,I'm sure you won't be able to put it down.

[@dimaignatiev6370]

It's tough to find unbiased sources today...A lot of propaganda flowed from the palestinians in the last 58 years,which undermined the truth,and made the whole history a very controversial and inflamatory issue...

[@adamz560]

thank you

[@xxdragan]

Watch E-u-r-o-p-a-t-h-e-l-a-s-t-b-a-t-t-l-e

[@dinonazamodeen5694]

Reading varied accounts will never help you. In the end you will be more confused! You have to ask the People who were Cheated out of their Homeland. Only then you will get the truth; they have nothing to gain by lying.

[@justinderosa6915]

I am amazed by how well Mr. Alexander pronounces everything so well. It shows how dedicated to his craft he is. Truly a remarkable for someone to take such care in his words and the names he shares like they were his own. I would like to know more about the French at Gallipoli. We all have heard about the Anzacs, but i have heard basically nothing about the French who had more men and equipment there than any other group outside of the Ottomans.

[@jessealexander2695]

Thanks!

[@joesilver4376]

Why do you need to hear from Jesse about Gallipoli? Why don't you read about it and research it yourself?

[@milt15]

I checked some of it after seeing your comment. And I am more impressed.

[@ms9771]

@@milt15 I had research and wish one Palestinian was also here to tell you the real truth not what Zionism wishes you to hear,

[@user-mi7zx2ki5o]

yes he probably attended SCHOOL

[@AdastraRecordings]

This content is incredible and is needed now more than ever.

[@Kim-yf8cv]

Argentina was lucky 😂😂😂

[@DwainDwight]

excellent & thank you. especially comments at the end. i think this really gives a very clear picture of just how things unfolded.

[@RoryT1000]

The quote from the London Jewish Chronicle was hair raising in its racism.

[@noodlyappendage6729]

I didn’t find it racist. I found it logical. However I found it to be wrong. The British authorities were doing very well on behalf of Jewish settlers.

[@karimb972]

Zionist racism hasn't diminished the least in a 100 years

[@Harley-ir4er]

Your insight is much appreciated and something you will not find in the British press and media is truth and accuracy.

[@mrtriffid]

Marvelous channel! Great work.

[@K55365]

Please consider doing an episode on Wilhelm Wassmuss! 🙏 There's no videos in English on him, which is a shame.

[@charcoalcowboy]

This was my first time seeing that name. I did a quick search of his historical significance. In your opinion, what is his historical significance?

[@ehiborha2207]

The British plan to insert Jewish transplants into the Holy Land was a horrible decision...Their plan has been nothing but chaos for the people who originally lived in the region...I always wondered what accent do the Jewish transplants have...It must be European because they weren't born there

[@TheoriginalGrumphy]

Why would people in the middleeast with so much desert, leave the land around the river baren and empty? One would think it is a big lie

[@LKaramazov]

21:13 the bit about the first job of the zookeepers “is to keep” is PRICELESS!

[@jaimeogas]

6:08 is that Albert Einstein in the middle of the picture with Chaim Weizmann?

[@TheGreatWar]

yes

[@coolguy4989]

einstein was a big supporter of the zionist movement, he was even offered the second presidency of the state of israel right after chaim weizmann, but he refused because he considered himself a man of science and wanted nothing to do with politics. He even gave many lectures in the hebrew university of jerusalem!

[@bilalabdulwali9938]

The end of time began with this situation. What the British did along with others involved was a catastrophic.

[@danh555]

Perhaps if the ottomans stayed out, this current situation wouldn’t have happened.

[@stylicho]

​@@danh555 the Ottomans actually created it when they wrote up the edict of toleration in the 19th century which allowed non Muslims to move to the land

[@Geniusignotus]

@@stylicho No evidence or mention of any such document with relation to Palestine You're referring to an 1844 note in which the Ottomans promised the British and French to not execute suspected apostates from Islam across their empire It's the Baháʼí community that coined this note as the "Edict of Toleration" bcoz they believe it has prophetic significance

[@stylicho]

@@Geniusignotus let me know if you can see the link please

[@stylicho]

@@Geniusignotus Count Nesserode’s despatch of February 27, 1844, on the part of the Russian Government, is instructive as opening out the weakness of the Ottoman Government. “it is the Emperor’s intention that you should declare to the Ottoman Porte, in the form of friendly counsel, that we positively expect no longer to witness executions which array against it the indignation of all Christendom. It is with a view to its own interest, that we address to it this demand. The Porte must not delude itself with regard to the elements now in a state of fermentation in Turkey. Instead of alienation from itself the feelings of the Christina population, the Ottoman Government ought more than ever to labor to conciliate them to itself.” The magnitude of the question is thus forcibly stated, February 22, 1844, by the Turkish minister. “No fresh step was requisite to make us sensible of the importance of this question, with which we are deeply impressed. We are dealing with it with all the seriousness and all the care which its gravity requires. Yes, what your respective chiefs say is true; this question has its political as also its religious side. It is requisite, in fact, that we should separate ourselves from the nation, or otherwise from the Christian Powers; those are two great evils to be equally avoided. The Sultan has commanded that this question shall be discussed in the council of Oulemas, which will be opened on next Saturday, at the Sheik-ul-Islam’s, to which the Gazi-Askes and the other principal persons among the men of the law will be summoned; after which the council of ministers will again apply themselves to it. Do not suppose, however, that we have confined ourselves to direct their attention, purely and simply, to the question as it regards religion; we have likewise submitted to them the protocols of the conferences, the despatches of the two Governments, and even the extract of the newspapers which have discussed this question and we shall likewise communicate to them the instruction which you have just delivered to me, and which, although superfluous as far as the Porte is concerned, may still add to the impression produced by the other documents in their hands.” In communication the Queen’s approbation, April 19, 1844, to Sir Stratford Canning, Lord Aberdeen ends the correspondence with these words, “You have brought to a successful close a question of which the importance cannot be too highly rated,” Even will show the truth of these words. The Porte, even on the 14th of March, 1844, would have put off the European Powers with a statement that the law did not admit of any change; but such measures as were possible should be taken. The Ambassadors of the European Powers refused to receive this. At length, on the 21st of March, 1844, the question of religious execution was, as our Ambassador observes, “happily and, to all appearance, conclusively settled. The concession has been obtained with great difficulty by your lordship’s instructions, to overcome the obstacles which were raised against us.” He enclosed in this letter the following “Official Declaration of the Sublime Porte, relinquishing the practice of Executions for Apostasy.”

[@charismahornum-fries691]

Now we need episode 2 of the docu-series.

[@HypatiaMuse]

I've got to go in tomorrow to get a tooth extracted & and I've got a lot of anxiety, this was one of the things I watched to help. As an uninsured working class American, my anxiety is not only about possible pain and discomfort, but the huge amount one tooth pulled is taking out of my paycheck, and how I will fare losing my last back molar to chew with- i can't even afford a bridge or implant. This speaker addressed the human and psychological aspect of the dental visit very well, but it will take a big shift in healthcare and economic policy to address the financial anxiety and many in the u.s. coping with affordability just to be able to address debtal issues.

[@donnapido3824]

I missed the part where you told why the Brits owed Chaim Weizman and the Zionists a very big favor. Otherwise, thanks for giving me some backup in explaining the whole thing to East Africans. Very well done!

[@patrice5976]

I saw a comment, he came up with a way to get some chemicals as an industrialist during the war,

[@donnapido3824]

@@patrice5976 he was a chemist. He invented the toxic gas that the Brits used against the GErmans in WWI

[@Long-Ball-Larry]

@@donnapido3824 "he was a chemist. He invented the toxic gas that the Brits used against the GErmans in WWI" Source? His research on acetone was instrumental in supporting the British war effort because acetone was needed for the production of explosives. Chaim Weizmann's work was unrelated to the development or deployment of chemical weapons.

[@damianknight5207]

Can you give some more insite on chemicals he created...

[@donnapido3824]

@@damianknight5207 Sorry, I can't give you anything in publication form. Iwas told my my Hebrew teacher in 1962 and have never pursued the matter further.

[@CriticalDesired]

so this conflict start with "we need a land outside of europe"

[@charlesayache6801]

Nope

[@adrianomoraes5992]

"Resigned the comment section will be a dumpster fire!" LMAO!!!!

[@amnahaque9058]

Why did you not mention Amin Al Husseini and his collaboration with Hitler??? Why miss out a chunk of events?

[@jessealexander2905]

Because the video covers up to the early 1920s.

[@amnahaque9058]

@@jessealexander2905 I am sure he wouldn't discuss it ever. At least historians shouldn't be teaching selective history.

[@jessealexander2695]

This channel focuses exclusively on the time period around the First World War (hence its name). It won't cover events or topics from the 1940s. @@amnahaque9058

[@mikebellis5713]

Churchill is acclaimed for being a statesman instead of a warmonger. He has a lot to answer for

[@CheshireRing]

Hitler's failure being one of them.

[@donetoldyaso.99]

Well hes dead sooo, also hes a hero in England and you are just some loser on youtube.😂

[@Nat-uw4fs]

@@CheshireRing you're thinking of chamberlain

[@georgekushner6972]

10'19'' - The phrase used in 1921 was "economic apartheid"? The word "apartheid" is from the Afrikaans language and describes the political regime in South Africa established in the 40s. Did the Afrikaans word make it into English even before the actual "apartheid"?

[@m_js5709]

The man who wrote that letter, General Louis Jean Bols, was actually born in South Africa before he became a solider in British Palestine. The Afrikaans language had been developing for a while at that point, even if the word Apartheid was not popularized until later. It's not crazy to think he knew of the word before it was a popular international term since he grew up where the word was formed.

[@georgekushner6972]

@@m_js5709 An interesting bit. However that's pretty amazing to think that the South African gov't used the term to describe its policy, which by then had accumulated such a negative connotation in English language

[@glbale]

A Google Books search shows that the sentence: "This policy of 'economic apartheid' was bound to strengthen the resistance of Arabs to Jewish immigration" comes from a book published in 1965: Norman Bentwich, ‎Helen Bentwich, 'Mandate Memories, 1918-1948,' p. 53. Unfortunately, there's only a Snippet View so I cannot see if this is a direct quote or narrative. I would guess the latter.

[@el-Cu9432]

The word existed before 1940. You have got to be kidding.

[@glbale]

​@@el-Cu9432 I believe the point is that the word did not have negative connotations in 1921. It simply means "apartness" or "aparthood," and did not accrue a negative meaning until 1948, when it was adopted by the South African government as a euphemistic name for their racist laws. According to Wiktionary, the word first appeared in a South African socio-political context in 1929, so it is most unlikely to have been used as a term of criticism in 1921 Palestine. That doesn't mean there wasn't apartheid back then - simply that the word for it didn't yet exist. Just as the Palestinians were ethnically cleansed in 1948, but the phrase ethnic-cleansing didn't come into use until it was used (again, initially euphemistically) in the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s.

[@antennafabricationstudio1289]

It has been difficult to find documentaries about this subject that are telling the story in a impartial historical way. Thank you. I don’t want to be influenced by propaganda which is disguised as history. This is great . Do you recommend any more ?

[@nonot6952]

Well there is Oren's channel. Its called traveling Isreal. He is Israeli so there is obviously a little bias but he is really just trying to stay with facts and history and expressing his opinions in a clear way so you would know that this part is his perspective

[@AaronTheGreat________]

😂😂😂😂 this is biased for palestine😂

[@phillblake6829]

@@AaronTheGreat________it’s really just honest and factual.

[@AaronTheGreat________]

@@phillblake6829 🤣 sure bro

[@FunkyPertwee]

Alright looks like we started our introduction to WW3 series.

[@comradekenobi6908]

This is where the fun begins

[@garretth8224]

Over a tiny state nah. The world powers fight through proxy wars not open conflict. It requires less of their resources, since the people that live there are the ones dying in a war.

[@irk7153]

@@garretth8224 Israel was the centerpiece of those proxy wars and still is.

[@pokerkramer1240]

Taiwan is the new Poland

[@yohaneschristianp]

@@pokerkramer1240 Not true, it's West Germany vs East Germany

[@aminmudarres3713]

What a refreshing fact based approach. Thank you for your hard work.

[@blankrobber]

As so many aspect of this complicated history I wish Faisal was discussed at greater length. Great doc nonetheless

[@smolville]

It's the same old theme, since 1916 In your head, in your head they're still fighting With their tanks, and their bombs, and their bombs, and their guns

[@fredaaron762]

Another excellent episode from a great team that can always be counted on to present the facts, the nuances, and the multifaceted roots of a conflict. I'm glad that you avoided taking any "side" (and, as you showed, there are more than just two involved), but chose to present just how difficult and, at times,the seemingly irreconcilable nature of the entire situation in a fully objective manner. This is no mean feat, and it's why I always check out your videos here and on Real Time History.

[@jessealexander2695]

Thanks!

[@joesilver4376]

@@jessealexander2695 So if it is obviously "irreconcilable," it is clear what the solution is to save lives. Why not explore that Jesse? Too risky? You have courage.

[@rachelsamuel3328]

These weren't Facts

[@samispam1000]

@@jessealexander2695 Hi! Sorry I'm not familiar with who you are by since to are "thanking" I assume you were involved with the project? Are you the narrator? At any rate, I noticed what seems to be a mistake in the narration at 9:05 where it is stated that "72 thousand square kilometers" where purchased from the Sursok family. 72k SQ KM is a lot of SQ KMs for a country that is only 22 thousand SQ KM.

[@chrisfreebairn870]

​@@samispam1000probably hectares ..

[@jimcronin2043]

It is quite clear that if more care were taken at the outset to set up an arrangement that would have been acceptable to all the history of conflict and bloodshed could have been avoided or reduced.

[@XSpamDragonX]

What percentage of Palestinian Muslims would have even considered an extranational or two-state solution in 1921? I've always felt the only lasting solution would be to make the holy cities an extranational neutral zone governed by an international body, because it's pretty obvious that whoever takes control of the region eventually becomes oppressively theocratic and divisive.

[@TheKeithvidz]

the West had no right giving away land - would they give up territory?

[@ondolite3789]

@@XSpamDragonX Stupid and immoral.

[@bristoled93]

@@XSpamDragonX Well Israel is the only country in the middle east with free,human rights and democracy so it makes sense for Jerusalem to be the capital city of Israel.

[@badriaabdullah1600]

@@bristoled93 you mean the Jewish people the British brought to take the Palestine 🇵🇸 homes and land . They dont have any rights to be in Palestine. They came from Europe , so they sould go . back .

[@covertcounsellor6797]

Props for having the backbone to tackle this explosive topic - especially viewed from the perspective of late 2023.

[@donalddodson7365]

Thank you Mr. Alexander. You quoted Prince Faisal's hope of a peaceful arrangement. Perhaps if Europeans were more humble and less imperialist, Peace could have prevailed in the Holy Land of Father Abram/Abraham and his sons, Ishmael and Isaac. May it be so.

[@thedeadcannotdie]

When you said Balfour wrote one line I imagined sth like "I'm gonna make you a deal you can't refuse."

[@fouadmas5413]

Balfour declaration DURING World War 1 , did this change Alligences of the German Zionists???

[@poiuyt975]

I thought something similar. :-)

[@DAdams8612]

Basically lol

[@Ishi79]

1492, European colonialism: We discovered America. 1916, European colonialism: We are liberating the Holy land. The imaginary state of Israel, master of fairy tales, are European colonialism.

[@FlagAnthem]

​@@Ishi79 *the Indies

[@Exedus20]

Years ago I worked at a bagel shop in Berkeley California that was co owned by a Jew and a Palestinian. 😆

[@hachwarwickshire292]

It was originally owned by the Palestinian but ........ 😐😐🙂😊

[@andredeketeleastutecomplex]

nice

[@Exedus20]

@@hachwarwickshire292 the business had several shops and was started by some Jewish brothers from New York. The Palestinian guy bought into one on the new shops. He was really nice but the Jewish guy unfortunately fit a lot of stereotypes. I worked their for about 3 months baking bagels and opened up the place in the morning until I had an episode with crack cocaine and just didn't come in one day. It was pretty fucked. Anyway, the Palestinian guy was really compassionate about it which made me feel more guilty while the Jewish owner layer into me about what a schmuck I was as muck aa he could while he fired me. I could care less about him because he really was a schmuck in so many ways I won't get into. He ended up having a stroke, sold all his businesses and apparently changed his perspective on life.

[@karlmuller3690]

@@Exedus20 - So, you slipped him some of your "special mixture" with his morning bagel and coffee, hence the "stroke"!! Yea, I get it!! ; )

[@karlmuller3690]

@@Exedus20 - And you're right, he WAS a schmuck, alright!!

[@Phil1490]

Top quality work ❤

[@SagesseNoir]

Something else David Ben-Gurion said that the narrator does not mention: ""I am for COMPULSORY transfer: I do not see anything immoral in it."

[@desert_jin6281]

*holds Cervelat on a stick expectantly I was told there'd be a fire.