Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: The Global March to Jerusalem, a brave and admirable attempt to awaken the world’s conscience [View all]Shaktimaan
(5,397 posts)And what Balfour in practical term indicated was just what I said... it merely ALLOWED Jews to immigrate and purchase land there. If they took any Arab land then it was because that land was sold to them by said Arab.
You said that Britain GAVE Arab land to the Jews, which is inaccurate. Balfour didn't give the Jews anything but the right to go to Palestine. As far as the Jews immigrating and building a national home there, how can that in any way be considered "taking Arab land" unless you're beginning with the premise that all of the land (in a more general sense) in Palestine belongs exclusively to the Arabs in perpetuity by virtue of the fact that some Arabs were living in part of the land that fell within the area defined as Mandate Palestine.
Also Balfour specifically said this: "it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine" which negates the idea that Balfour indicated Britain was giving Arab land to the Jews. If anything, Britain was giving Ottoman lands to the Arabs.
Besides, if you really think that the Palestinians "would do all that they've done if anybody else had occupied their land AND made them leave" then why haven't they been attacking Jordan this whole time?