Iāve been hesitant to ātake sidesā regarding the civil war in Gaza. Iām Canadian and have zero say in the matter. Thus, I feel I cannot judge one side nor the other (tho I will judge tRump and his posse).
Wanting to learn the history of this civil war, I began reading.
I am open to hear othersā thought, but so far this has been my take-away
āIs Palestine oldest or Israel?
Taking stock. By more than 1,000 years, āIsraelā predates āPalestine.ā The land then became home primarily to an Arab population, again for more than a millennium. Both Jews and Arabs thus have a legitimate claim to the land. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has seen myriad wrongs and brutalities on both sides.ā - Marguerite Newman, NCESC Geographic FAQ
#gazawar #waringaza #gaza #civilwar
Who lived in Palestine before Arabs? Prior to the Muslim conquest of Palestine (635ā640), Palaestina Prima had a population of 700 thousand, of which around 100 thousand were Jews and 30 to 80 thousand were Samaritans, with the remainder being Chalceā¦
Geographic FAQ Hub: Answers to Your Global Questions