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Or you could read what they say from their own mouth ➡️ 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 ➡️ 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 — #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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⬆️ 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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