Random Facts: Romania π΅π‘π΄π·π΄#Romania joined the Allied Powers during βοΈ#WW1, and played a significant role in the defeat of the β #CentralPowers.
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The country was invaded by Austro-Hungarian and German forces in 1916, and much of the country was occupied by the β #CentralPowers.
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Or you could read what they say from their own mouth β‘οΈ https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hamas-2017-document-full
>> #Palestine was seized by #Zionist project founded on #BalfourDeclaration
#Turks lost Palestine to #British in #WWI after breaking neutrality & joining #CentralPowers against #Allies
Even after Balfour Declaration, #Britain offered #Turkey to let its flag fly over Palestine, but Turkey refused β‘οΈ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111588189068640979
Meanwhile, #Jews were being exiled and killed everywhere.
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#SykesPicot Agreement suffered an inglorious fate, and rightfully so.
THEN, #Britain kicked up a new storm β #Zionism gathered strength!
#WWI changed everything, including #British attitude toward both #Zionism and #Ottoman Empire.
"Turkey gave BRITISH Zionists a reason to hope. When Ottomans entered the War on the side of #CentralPowers, they called into question the future of their own empire, which meant the future of Palestine as well. It took a moment for the implication to sink in."
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β¬οΈ November 1914: Anwar #Pasha of #Turkey aligns with #CentralPowers (#Germany and #Austria-#Hungary) and enters the #GreatWar.
Early 1915: #Russia tells #EntentePartners it wants #Constantinople (now #Istanbul) & #Dardanelles; #Britain & #France reluctantly agree.
#Balfour, #Churchill, & #Kitchener favor annexation of #Arabia, #Palestine, #Mesopotamia (#Iraq) from #Ottomans; #EdwardGrey opposes.
A separate #intrigue was playing out between Turkey, #Arab leaders, & #Hussein (Sharif of Mecca)
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