The Hundred Years' War On Palestine | Rashid Khalidi | TMR

Live-streamed on March 4, 2024
Rashid Khalidi, professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, discusses his 2020 book The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017, and his views on the Israel-Gaza conflict as it stands now.
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Professor Rashid Khalidi then joins, first stepping back to explain why he began his work on Palestinian resistance in 1917, well before the establishment of the state of Israel, looking at the central role of the West - namely Britain and the US - in support and facilitating the violent establishment and maintenance of a Zionist apartheid state. Beginning in 1917, Professor Khalidi then works his way through the history of Palestinian’s last century of struggle, first exploring occupation under the British mandate, the role of European nationalism and anti-semitism in facilitating the Balfour declaration and the establishment of a Zionist state, and the combination of violent British and Zionist repression against Palestinians, alongside mass ethnic cleansing, in the decades leading up to World War II. After touching on the evolution of both the Palestinian nationalist movement and the extremist zionist cause over this era, Rashid walks Sam and Emma through Israel’s various extreme massacres and ethnic cleansing that occurred leading up to and during the 1948 Nakba, the role of the one-sided UN Partition plan in pushing the start of the catastrophe, and the devastating impact it had on the state of the Palestinian nationalist movement. Next, Professor Khalidi, Sam, and Emma look at the evolution of Israel’s apartheid rule and ethnic cleansing over the two decades before the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, and the impact of that war in furthering the devastation, before looking at the rebirth of the Palestinian nationalist movement with the Palestinian Liberation Organization and First Intifada. After tackling the failure of the Oslo Accords (and the negotiations around them), Professor Khalidi runs through the major influence of US politics in all evolutions of the conflict in the second half of the century, a trend that would grow in the wake of the Second Intifada in 2000, and continues to this day, before wrapping the interview up with a quick assessment of the central role of the US in facilitating the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and the role of the other Arab states in the region.
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[@jennarmour8356]

I have learnt so much about the history of this in the last 6 months. My mind can barely handle the injustice and the shear lies taught to me as someone coming from a western culture.

[@wolfiesown]

Welcome to our sad world. Kudos for having the courage to look this ugly truth in the eye ❤

[@CultOfGoku]

Rashid Khalid is one of the most important scholars on the question of Palestine. Currently reading his book, wonderful read!

[@michaelcorner3861]

So was Edward Said before him. Both blatant propandists disguised as scholars.

[@Tulaclone]

I’m on chapter2. This is my first introduction to Palestinian history. Remarkable that this has been pretty much totally ignored. But the Gaza genocide may have sparked widespread interest.

[@constantineblyuz5786]

The guy uses the word "Palestinians" which wasn't invented yet. There was an Arab Revolt. And Arabs were Hiler's allies.

[@Chicag343]

Yes indeed but don't forget about Edward said

[@janeking9540]

I sent it to my brother for his birthday. I really must read it myself.

[@katbalu53]

I work at my local library and we carry this book. I put it on my hold list and cannot wait to read it. Thank you Sam and the MR team for some great reporting! I love your show❤️

[@donnavorce8856]

With due respect to everyone that cares about Gaza , West Bank and Palestine in general , THIS IS NOT ENOUGH ! On the ground , North Gaza people are starving and atrocities are being commited , non stop . My suggestion : we need millions of people marching everyday in front of our governments , mayors , representatives . We need billions to BOYCOTT , BILLIONS of people boycotting makes an impact . Spread the brands , join groups to protest , unity is our best weapon . This is too much guys , MOBILIZE , ACT . ❤

[@marinamarley956]

We are doing g it, people have joined local groups and are organising events, leafletting, awareness etc 🇵🇸❤️

[@mahinahmed2316]

You see , thats the thing about foreign policy; When it comes to foreign policy, people don't see it as something that directly disrupts their life. And so while you do get a ton of support, you don't get persistent support that will actually make any difference.

[@debraberg4513]

I can't afford to so much....but I vow to never pay (ahem) the t word. No way would I let them use my money to further fund this ethnic cleansing and apartheid in someone's own country. I say ---stop paying ***or*** at least delay as much as possible if you understand this comment.

[@randallsmith5631]

Thx Prof Khalidi. I learned a lot

[@debraberg4513]

I can't put all the names together in trying to remember who's who... (w/ respect to the leadership of whatever country they represented) . But yeah I've learned a lot more than I ever realized. Great interview/discustion. Majority Report should have way way more likes!!!

[@alikulluk7853]

75 year long apartheid, 16 year long blockade of Gaza and now committing genocide. Pure evil.

[@mamadoufarissou7312]

Makes you think who are really the chosen people of god

[@syttt7925]

Brought to you by the descendants of the country that spread the transatlantic slave trade and global capitalism/western colonialism. No surprise that they continue to support Israel

[@healthytruth1363]

ABSOLUTELY SPOT ON.....PURE EVILNESS OF ISRAEL GOVT 👹👹👹👹

[@Liyaxs]

exactly

[@healthytruth1363]

ABSOLUTELY PURE EVIL ❗️❗️❗️👹👹👹👹 WHY YOU THINK THE WORLD COMMUNITIES STAND UP FOR PALESTINANS WHO SUFFERED BEYOND BELIEF.....YET ISRAEL HAD THE AUDACITY TO SHOUT OUT THAT GOD IS FAVOURING THEM AND ONLY THEY ARE THE CHOSEN ONES ❗️❗️❗️❗️ SEE HOW TOTALLY ARROGANCE THESE PEOPLE ARE, NEVER ADMITTING THEIR GREAT WRONGS ❗️❗️❗️❗️ THEY ARE LOAD OF BULLSHIT ❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️

[@danzel1157]

Rashid Khalid is a Palestinian gem. I'm reading his book and would highly recommend it.

[@jdi378hns]

love this kinda lengthy discussion, thanks MR for putting this out there

[@elstavoloco]

Currently reading your book Rashid and have gotten to the third declaration of war. Great book with context that becomes inevitably crucial!

[@GracePew-ek3rm]

palestinians shouldn't have started ALL these wars... palestinians shoudn't have refused peace since 1948

[@eelmohamed]

​@@GracePew-ek3rmGo back to Europe.😊

[@dickschlau3592]

​@@GracePew-ek3rmthe thirst for middle eastern land is unstopable among israel's right and to some extent in the left. no accepting of 1947 partion plan would have changed anything about that.

[@mischevious]

@@GracePew-ek3rmIt wasn’t peace they refused. It was the ongoing oppression, expulsion and theft of their land they’ve consistently, rightfully, refused to accept.

[@GracePew-ek3rm]

@@mischevious They refused peace and they refused a country, They prefered hatred They haven't change for 75 years, they still start wars and refsuye peace They get what they want, they should be happy...

[@ChristinaGerlach]

“Since its establishment, Israel has engaged in brutal oppression of the rights of Palestinians. Thousands of Palestinians are imprisoned, beaten and tortured; children are taken from their beds and beaten by soldiers who are armed to the teeth.”-Miko Peled.

[@mahinahmed2316]

One of my favourite person in the rights for Palestine movement... What a guy 👌🏻👌🏻

[@cdf3141]

“In a painfully sober analysis of what made Zionism, an anachronistic colonialist enterprise, so successful, Rashid Khalidi also shows how Palestinians defy fatalism and refuse to vanish. His book is a tribute and contribution to his people’s perseverance.” -Amira Hass, author of Drinking the Sea at Gaza

[@user-df3sx2vl3l]

Excellent narrative by Prof. Khalid detailing the criminal, bloodthirsty role of Zionism in Palestine, and of British and American complicity and culpability in that enterprise.

[@rojavafreedom8199]

One of my favorite political channels. Keep up the great work.

[@MWhaleK]

Free Palestine!

[@Systemsturz]

I have just recently purchased and read the book with most sources included and it really is a masterpiece. It is so all encompassing, likably written and probably the best resource for knowledge on the conflict! Many thanks to Mister Khalidi and thanks to you Sam, for getting him on ❤

[@godfunk]

Great get! Just started reading 100 years and love it. Poignant, accurate, personal, haunting, poetic, infuriating

[@JemLeavitt]

Thank you for this interview ans explanation. Important and crucial information. Appreciate it.

[@ChristinaGerlach]

Every accusation is a confession, like when Reagan called the Soviet Union the evil empire.

[@jammiebooker6489]

It's a shame there was permanent member status for the UNSC. Those permanent members should have all lost that privilege based on their actions against humanity since the founding of the UN

[@marinamarley956]

Narcisstic Projection

[@tonjamarshall4842]

That's how psychopaths roll.

[@vdub2014]

people like you give leftist a bad name lol the Soviet Union WAS FUCKED.

[@PatJones-jz9rs]

AWESOMENESS! Listening to Professor Rashid Khalidi layout the history of Palestine was the best time investment. THANK YOU ALL!!!❤

[@deepfried1234]

thank you majority report for having important people and important conversations on your program

[@Ahreman_egy]

Again, thanks Sam and team, great interview

[@Truthlogicfacts]

Enlightening! Thank you so much for a great talk.

[@YaoEspirito]

I just read it. Essential reading. Very thorough.

[@uzmaali9746]

Amazing book.

[@osmanbinhamzahosman5894]

A great interview with an amazing scholar!

[@flytoheights1]

Everyone should watch this interview!

[@iskandre]

TQ MR Team.... you've really helped a lot deep-diving this issue with Mr Khalidi

[@robertmorgan000]

Excellent context building. Thank you

[@MakePeace123]

Professor Khalid is a Treasure to Humanity

[@donnavorce8856]

Just ordered your book. Thank you for exposing the issue.

[@Tily0507]

Great interview.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love this convo

[@LLL65320-]

That was exceptionally informative. Thank you. I need to read that book.

[@Offa7a]

Such an informative podcast. You guys are awesome!!

[@BuddhaLove77]

This is the true value of getting an Ivy League education. One Luv 🙏

[@user-kv7bs7ug8u]

This is very insightful. Thank all of you.

[@randallsmith5631]

FreePalistine & CeaseFire NOW

[@konakaucoffee1496]

Just bought this book. Can't wait to read it.

[@user-pj5ub5cp9k]

My grandfather got a piece of shrapnel in his head fighting to capture Palestine from the Turks. My great-uncle died stopping the Nazis and Vichy French from occupying Palestine. Bit of a wasted effort.

[@scoobertmcruppert2915]

There’s still a chance this escalated and we get some scars too

[@michaelcorner3861]

Didn't know bots had ancestors

[@user-pj5ub5cp9k]

@michaelcorner3861 Perhaps I should have said my great uncle died attempting to stop the Vichy French occupying Palestine. He was actually run over by a pie truck, dead drunk, on the night before he was due to ship out to Syria.

[@samaral-majaideh3357]

I appreciate you inviting important scholars to discuss Palestine.

[@lau_dhondt]

great interview!

[@platero814]

This is by far the most sophisticated discussion I've seen about the root causes of the conflict. Rashid Khalidi has a really impressive in-depth knowledge without a semblance of vengefulness. His equanimity is outstanding and really looks like someone who can help create a different path. This video proofs that a Jewish and Palestinian can talk together and understand each other. Doing this at this moment takes real courage.

[@jayneyaghmour7320]

Wonderful book..... A must read.

[@Justice4Palestine]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@theresejammal1426]

Very very good explanation the Bast lam Palestinian born lsrael and American citizen thank you all for all the information love it

[@lurx2024]

I just put this book at the top of my must read list.

[@lurx2024]

...just purchased the audio book.

[@ro.dri_1931]

👏👏👏🇵🇸

[@beatleplayer1011]

I just finished listening to the audiobook and it was fantastic. I loved the personal anecdotes throughout and made a convincing case

[@techhub2968]

Please, we need this precious book in Spanish language.

[@JemLeavitt]

Free Palestine

[@tirame001]

I need to read this book.

[@monejad1693]

I have been listening to and reading Khalidi's very accurate descriptions of the situation in that part of the world. I am sure Dr. Khalidi, as a historian, knows that it is the Persian Gulf and not just the Gulf. It has had that name as shown on the old maps that go back for centuries.

[@uzmaali9746]

❤❤❤

[@mazkhan1785]

Must read book ❤

[@Mmdhi]

So sad 😢

[@AcornFox]

currently rereading people's history of the us but this is next!

[@roselipton2113]

I am tired of this.... Influencers should at least do something instead of benefiting of Palestine case.... Influencers should sign a ceasefire petition to UN ... followers will automatically follow... pressure on white house and UN should increase to pressure Israel government into ceasefire..

[@ChristinaGerlach]

Petitions are ignored unless they have teeth. Influencers are toothless.

[@nickromo8195]

Yeah and what exactly are you doing to make material beneficial changes to help the cause? How many petitions have you signed or have gotten signatures for and how much money have you donated and how much time have you dedicated to the problem? How many Palestinian refugees have you taken into your home or adopted Palestinian children who have lost their entire families and everything they own? Everybody could be doing more at least majority report is doing far more than most media outlets in platforming deep dive discussions like this based on the truth about how terrible Israel is and has been

[@samnabawy2731]

I like your suggestion and I believe that international pressure is one of the most effective solutions. That means organizations, politicians, journalists, artists, etc. Everything from petitions to boycotts that hopefully lead to sanctions.

[@hexlemorte5201]

What do you think about Israel creating a new canal replacing the Suez?

[@mischevious]

What should we think about the ongoing theft of Palestinian land and resources? The canal is just one project. Palestinian coastal gas reserves are already being stolen, their land already being advertised for sale.. and also a new pipeline project slated to run the length of Gaza with EU investors.. never mind that the settler movement already has detailed plans to resettle Gaza with hundreds of people already signed up and ready to go immediately. International law be damned, they’re God’s chosen and He gave the land to them. ..Triple dog dare you to try arguing with that nonsense! This is just what this chick on the other side of the planet knows about. Apparently the vultures have been circling for some time.

[@ThinkingCritical-oh8dc]

❤

[@beatleplayer1011]

Also when you turn the page and see Kissinger’s name you’re like “damnit are you serious again???”

[@pec5187]

British colonialism has much to answer for in this catastrophe. They all knew what they were doing was unjust but didn’t care. Also Remember Truman. He stood in front of a map including Palestine and said (I paraphrase) it will take a while to remove the 5 million population and replace them!

[@halimaalhiane9284]

Free Palestine within our lifetime

[@felixkaustov9219]

37 people signed the Declaration. The guest said 44.

[@tarikh20]

Rashid Khalidi looks a lot like Robert Reich lol

[@Hands2HealNow]

What was the white paper of 1933,36,38???

[@-xirx-]

I thought that was Robert Reich! Anyway, a fascinating book.

[@donnavorce8856]

It's Wednesday. Americans call your WH and tell him to stop the horror now.

[@specialmusic1083]

I think it is Eqbal Ahmed instead of Ahmed Aboul Gheit!

[@Hands2HealNow]

Can someone explain how each of the ME NATIONS have their Jewish communities exhiles.

[@tarekahmad8884]

Syria does not depend on USA

[@randallsmith5631]

I bought Jon Voight's car

[@GenXRealist]

So these are the people who comment on hour videos. Proud of yourself Sam?

[@zacksilber-coats352]

RE: Prof. Khalidi's comments about the Grand Mufti and H!tler. You don't even need to read Mein Kampf. To understand the deep roots of antisemitism in German culture, just pick up a copy of the Brothers Grimm fairytales. In other words, Amin al-Husseini was very late to the "party".

[@avishevin3353]

Will Sam review a book on the 1300 year war on Jews?

[@mischevious]

Your victim card is expired.

[@sandybartkus6225]

Your victim card has expired. Jews got kicked out of 109 places MULTIPLE TIMES, it wasn't for being nice

[@RobertSeemann]

Really interesting how one's interpretation of history. Has anyone fact check his book?

[@Liberty-rn4wy]

It is ridiculous to say that in 1967 the Israeli Army was "vastly superior" to the Arab armies "put together." And just because LBJ (who lost Vietnam) and the CIA (who were more often wrong than right) say so? Israel easily could have lost that war. The Egyptians had the most modern T- tanks (T-55, etc) from the USSR, MIG jets, concentric lines of defense, and better and bigger artillery. And that was just one Arab nation that Israel faced.

[@00Platypus00]

what a meltdown...

[@humanresources8648]

So tired of these one-sided expositions - If you support this, then history is in line with your viewpoint. They read and reread this history and beat it to death. There are 57 Muslim countries. 1 Jewish state. Seems fair. Nothing more to discuss as countries are discrete entities - no room to argue here.

[@julianlagnado8076]

Interesting, ordered the book but Mr Seder you really have to learn how to speak…..too many hummms and ‘you knows.’ It breaks the flow and takes up too much time.

[@Lmbl24180]

Well, I am not a Jewish, we learnt history at school, there was never mentioned about Palestinian kingdom name, but Jewish established for 3000a years. I was thinking why Jewish who were spread in Midle East shrinking? Well, logically, only genocide can wipe out a big population, only a tiny piece of land left called Israel, still systematic genocide occured for ages, until now, by whom? Current biggest population.

[@bsahmed1]

"The Nazis made me afraid to be a Jew and the Zionists made me ashamed to be a Jew." Israel Shahak, a Holocaust survivor. Thanks to social media and spread of information, with a couple of clicks and with courage and human decency, the truth shines for every seeker to recognize. Plan Dalet is a good way to start your search. It details the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian villages and towns from their inhabitants. Search Dier Yassin, Tantura, Ramla, Lydda, Safsaf, Sa’sa, Kfar Qassim and hundreds of other massacres committed by Zionist Hagana, Irgun and Stern gangs in 1947-1948 under the eyes of the British authorities. “Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel” by Max Blumenthal. “Denying people the right of return to their homeland, and at the same time offering this right to others who have no connection to the land, is a model of undemocratic practice.” -Israeli historian Pappe “Since its establishment, Israel has engaged in brutal oppression of the rights of Palestinians. Thousands of Palestinians are imprisoned, beaten and tortured; children are taken from their beds and beaten by soldiers who are armed to the teeth.”-Israeli historian Miko Peled. "I am a freedom fighter- says teenager Ahed Tamini, the Rosa Parks of Palestine in her memoir “They called me a lioness, A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Freedom.” This book is an eye-opener and a worthwhile read. Plan Dalet, the blueprint of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian villages and towns started in December 1947 and was FINALIZED by the High Command of the Zionist leadership on March 10, 1947. Not a SINGLE Arab army soldier had entered the Palestine/Israel before the Zionists declared the birth of their state on May 15, 1948. By then, more than 300000 defenseless civilians had already been massacred, expelled, raped, and mutilated and more than 300 villages and towns emptied, destroyed, torched, and imploded with dynamite under the watchful eyes of and with the support of the British soldiers and police, who left the country on the fateful day. The Zionists even ran out of dynamite because of the extent of their barbarity. By the end of that year, 20000 civilians had been killed and 750000-900000 defenseless civilians, 85% of the population who had lived in the land that became Israel, had been rendered refugees. 530 villages were destroyed and depopulated. Zionists criminals even murdered the Swedish diplomat Count Folke Bernadotte, the UN peace envoy in Sept 1948 because he was a witness to their crimes. He objected to the Zionist plan of ethnically cleansing Palestine of its native inhabitants. He, by the way, as the head of the Swedish Red Cross, had helped in the release of about 20000-30000 inmates from the Nazi concentration camps in Germany during WW2. Videos and resources you might find educational: Warning, they may be difficult to get because of censorship. Hundreds of books were written on the subject too. It is VERY easy to get informed. 1. 1948 Creation & Catastrophe (2017) 2. Gaza by Garry Keane & Andrew McConnell (2019) 3. Tantura (2022) 4. Gaza Fights for Freedom, a film by Abby Martin (2019) 5. The Iron Wall, a film by Mohammed Alatar (2006) 6. 5 Broken Cameras (2011) 7. Jenin Jenin (2002) 8. Born in Gaza (2014) 9. The Law in These Parts by Ra’anan Alexandrowicz & Liran Atzmor (2011) 10. Naila and the Uprising (2017) 11. To Shoot an Elephant by Alberto Arce and Mohammad Rujailahk (2009) 12. Mayor by David Osit (2022) 13. Slingshots Hip Hop (2008) 14. Occupation 101: Voices of the Silenced Majority (2006) 15. With God on Our Side (2010) 16. How the Palestinians Were Displaced in 1948 17.The Village Under the Forest (2013) 18. Roadmap to Apartheid (2012) 19. The sons of Eilaboun. 20. The massacre of Safsaf. 21. 1948, a documentary by Bakri about the massacre of Dawaymeh near Hebron. 22. Tantura, Safsaf, Sa’sa, Kfar Qassim and other massacres. 23. Order number 40 issued by IDF on November 25,1948 to depopulate south and central Palestine and moved the refugees to area surrounding Gaza city, thus creating the Gaza Strip. Other resources: Voices of the Silenced Majority (2006) 15. With God on Our Side (2010) 16. How the Palestinians Were Displaced in 1948 | The Village Under the Forest (2013) Remember 1948 Deir Yassin massacre = Palestinian Auschwitz committed by the survivors of the holocaust. Boycott apartheid genocidal Israel. Don’t be the last to condemn the colonial apartheid state like you were in South Africa. The Zionist apartheid colonial outpost is controlling ALL aspects of our lives. It is though NOT prepared for what the new generation is witnessing live on social media directly from occupied Palestine. Thanks to the social media and spread of information, Palestine is finally freeing us from this plague. No state has a right to exist, but every person does. Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Rhodesia and countless others are states destined to fall and they did. This one is no different. Criticizing Israel is NOT anti-Semitic, the same way criticizing Saudi Arabia is not anti-Islam, criticizing Myanmar is not anti-Buddhism and criticizing India is not anti-Hinduism. Demolishing the apartheid state would be OK and in fact be the only way to save everybody including the Israelis. The two-state solution is no longer possible. Zionists stole ALL the land. The only solution left is ONE demilitarized secular state under international control with ALL people with documents showing ownership rights related to the land between the river and sea. We need to abolish all racial and religious favoritism. Refugees should be allowed to return if they so wish. We need to dismantle the apartheid colonial state. Peace will NEVER be realized without justice for all. The answer is very clear and everybody should support it. One country from the river to the sea with the two peoples living together in a democratic system is the only solution. Such unitary binational state is advocated by several former Zionists and current historians including Miko Peled, Ilan Pappe, Gabor Mate, Norman Finkelstein, Barnaby Raine and others and supported by the majority of the Arab population of Palestine. The imperial colonial Zionist outpost is not working and it would NEVER work. And how many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free? Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn't see? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind Yes, and how many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? And how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind

[@dickschlau3592]

you know next time you might pick up a history book instead making stuff up. it was the babylonians, greeks and romans that spread jews throughout the middle east simply put. also there wasnt a jewish state before 3000 years. there were two tribal kingdoms jehuda and samaria.

[@edwardruthazer1849]

Settler colonist is just another way to say immigrant. The anti-zionism movement is simple xenophobia.

[@Liberty-rn4wy]

He claims this is not a religious war. But there is a mountain of evidence from many, many sources over decades that show that it is, indeed a religious war. For example, Egypt occupied Gaza from 1948 to 1967. And Jordan occupied The West Bank in that same time frame. Does anyone think that opposition to those "settler-colonial" situations was as violent as the reaction to the Jewish state? I don't.

[@Liberty-rn4wy]

Sorry, professor, the Israelis won in 1948 without US arms (the US actually had an arms embargo of Israel, as did the British in the 1940s, right up to 1948). They used arms from all kinds of sources, they were not flying P-51s. And in 1967 they bought French Mirage fighter jets modified with machine guns, again, not American, to win that war. They had Uzi submachine guns (locally made). The idea that they can only fight with American weapons is not true.

[@christybutler5187]

Sam you should try to ask questions without saying "err" so often.Write the questions down first,or think first.

[@jotaere100]

4:14 Quite a reach “this is Biden’s war”

[@jotaere100]

Khalid served as chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI) during the 1990s. ¿?

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

being separate from God, UN political government two state solution take over world overcome with substantive human rights choice for divine central authority unity as international law of God tell each person and locality what to do

[@michaelcorner3861]

There could have been a Palestinian State on at least 4 different occasions; in '48, in '67, "land for peace" negotiated via Barak in 2000, or negotiated via Olmert in 2007 Palestinian leadership won't negotiate in good faith. If this was just about land it would have been settled long ago. It's 100% about Arabs not wanting to coexist with Jews in positions of power. As in the Ottoman Empire if the Jews remain quiet docile and powerless their presence could be reluctantly tolerated. So enough is enough. If it's a zero sum game so be it. Israel can and should permanently end the conflict by doing the following. First, take Rafah, capture Sinwar and try him in public. Then annex the Occupied Territories. Arabs are free to stay and welcome to leave. Acts of disloyalty result in immediate deportation. Citizenship will be earned by showing loyalty over time.

[@sandybartkus6225]

Each time isrsel wanted more land

[@WIRAPressAMH-qo3nq]

Bull pucky half truths wrapped in lies.

[@bsahmed1]

Brief history of the Levant or Palestine/Israel: The natives of the land of the Levant were pagans before Abraham started his mission in the 18th century BCE. Then they became Jewish majority before the Roman invasion of Palestine. They converted to Christianity over the next few centuries, which became the dominant religion by the 4th or 5th centuries AD. Muslims arrived in the 7th century AD and by the 10th century Islam became the dominant religion in Palestine. None of those conversions were forced. The adoption of each of these faiths was gradual and over centuries. The Romans didn't force the Jews out of Palestine. They suppressed their revolt by force. Jews lived all over the Roman world. Christian Byzantium did didn't force the Jews out of Palestine. Jews lived freely in Byzantium. Muslims neither forced Jews nor Christians out of Palestine. Those communities lived freely inside the Muslim world since the 7th century. This is a brief history of the Semitic Jews. To demonstrate this more clearly, we know that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, grew up in Nazareth, and left this world from Jerusalem, all Palestinian towns. He was a Palestinian Jew. Modern day Palestinians are the direct descendants of his people. The east European Caucasian Jews are not brown Semitic people. They adopted Judaism in East Europe over several centuries because they didn't accept Jesus as god. They faced persecution in Europe because of their belief. Then, they saw their opportunity after WW1 when the Ottoman Empire which controlled Muslim Palestine collapsed. This accelerated after the Holocaust. They used their influence to colonize disposes, evict and destroy the local population. They created a European style imperial colony in an inhospitable land. To sustain this enterprise, they had to adopt a racist ideology which later morphed into a full blown apartheid state.

[@avishevin3353]

There has never been a war on Palestine. That's like writing a book about the war on North America or the war on the island of Midway. Palestine is an area of land. No one has ever gone to war with an area of land.

[@dickschlau3592]

palestine in that context refers to the population of palestine.

[@farjallahmouadh9244]

No shit Sherlock, when he says War on Palestine he means war on the 1 million population living there before the british occupation and the migration of the jews from eastern europe

[@riverside471]

A book on the war against the indigenous people of North America would be comparable. I just hope the war on Palestinians doesn't end the same way.

[@slystoner1478]

Are you trying to be Clever or Technical?

[@avishevin1976]

@@slystoner1478 People purposely conflate the newly-minted Palestinian people with the land of Palestine in a bid to convince people that there was a nation of Palestine that was conquered. This nation never existed and no people were conquered.

[@Liberty-rn4wy]

At about minute 13 Sam brings up Hagana blowing up a hotel. Yes, but he doesn't explain the context of Arab gangs trying to kill Jews in Palestine. This was like a civil war and in my opinion based on the evidence the Arabs started it. Sam makes it sound like Menachem Begin just decided to blow up a hotel.

[@Liberty-rn4wy]

Sam calls the 1936 events a "revolt." I would call it a pogrom against the Jews, by the Arabs.

[@SaccoMabowles]

Since October. humanity has been wondering if they didn't deserve the pogroms, deportations, evictions, and everything else that supposedly wasn't a consequence of their ways and open disdain for "cattle"-how they refer to people outside their "faith".

[@slystoner1478]

It's funny but I had a German friend during my uni days 20yrs ago and when we discussed Israel he always used to tell me when I support Israel merely on the holocust issue that there was a reason why Jewish folks were treated badly across 5 or 6 European nations because they were a 'Bunch of selfish and inward-looking and never fo anything to progress the country they have settled in but only themselves' and in the future they will try to occupy the Middle East after getting rid totally of the Palestinians. At that time, being a Christian and buying in into this Blibical connection regarding the Jews and God (which I don't believe in now) I tend to defend Israel right to.a statehood and existence as the rest of the world but this genocidal destruction (this is not a war like even Russia v Ukraine) of Palestinians mothers, children, the frail elderly and babies in incubators at a hospital. Waaaooooo!!!! Hitler's wicked Nazi Germany brutality looks tamed at the moment.

[@user-ik7qs4ps8p]

God bless you Mr Rashid Khalidi FREE PALESTINE❤❤❤❤