#British rebuffed #Zionism BEFORE #WWI ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111468900312146738
#Arab responsibility ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111486178954945118
#Religion ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111480502517989490
#CruxOfTheProblem is #Arabism ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111468754968378541
#BalfourDeclaration preserved Interest of Both Sides ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111496434887169377
Even AFTER BalfourDeclaration, Britain offered to keep Turkish Flag on Palestine in exchange for #Turkey leaving WWI, but Turkey refused. See attached.
>> #terrorism against #Israel is justified by the #existence of Israel
This is the #cruxOfTheProblem I mentioned in my 1st toot using #Arabism hashtag ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111468754968378541
They, like #India & #Pakistan, had a #TwoStateSolution in 1947, but rejected it because #Arabism was a loftier and more seductive goal than #peaceful #independence.
They've lost EVERYTHING since then, and are now reduced to just pawns in the #permanentStateOfWar.
There's plenty of #Israeli propaganda for sure, but just set that aside for a moment and consider the historical facts
#Palestinians under #TurkishYoke for centuries ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111493882749029059
#Arabs & #Turks did it to themselves ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111478160237116451
They did it without any #Palestinian agency ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111486178954945118
#cruxOfTheProblem is #Arabism, NOT religion ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111468754968378541
#AxisOfResistance plunged #MiddleEast into #permanentStateOfWar ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111379041814593155
>> unequivocal message 15,000 deaths ago
You know what should have been the unequivocal message?
We will not let you turn a REAL-ESTATE dispute into a bloody RELIGIOUS dispute.
#cruxOfTheProblem is #Arabism, NOT religion ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111468754968378541
#AxisOfResistance plunged the entire #MiddleEast into a #permanentStateOfWar ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111379041814593155
#US didn't do it. #Arabs & #Turks did it to themselves, & did it without #Palestinian agency ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111481992937686353
Detractors argue that focusing on #Muslim-#Jewish relationships risks inadvertently reducing the conflict to just #religion.
Focusing on religion might ignore all other factors and might overlook the diversity of communities, including:
—non-Muslim #Palestinians, and
—Jewish supporters of #Palestinian cause
“This isn’t a religious conflict, but this conflict is sometimes clothed in religion”
#cruxOfTheProblem is #Arabism, NOT religion ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111468754968378541
The Israel-Hamas war and its polarizing reverberations in America are straining some Muslim-Jewish interfaith relationships in the U.S. more than ever. For many, the losses are too personal, the emotions too raw. The violence is prompting some to question such dialogues, their role, impact — or how to even have them. But it's steeling the resolve of others to connect and wrestle together with the challenges. In the Israeli-Palestinian context, some critics say many interfaith efforts fall short or fail to tackle the thorny issues. But advocates say such interactions can help those with opposing views understand different perspectives. Despite the difficulties, some have been eager to connect.
Why are #Iran and #ArabLeague threatened by the tiny speck of land #FromTheRiverToTheSea?
Why do they call for the #destructionOfIsrael?
The #cruxOfTheProblem is it's the "connecting link which binds the #ArabianPeninsula with #Egypt and #Africa. If #Jews conquer [that land] they will prevent linking of the Arab nation; indeed they will split it into two unconnected parts. This will weaken the cause of #Arabism and will prevent its #solidarity and #unity as a nation”
https://www.amazon.com/Balfour-Declaration-Origins-Arab-Israeli-Conflict/dp/1400065321/
Ramesh #NotGoingBack