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Who lived in Palestine and under whose rule was it before British Mandate?
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∙ 11y ago
Before the British Mandate and the creation of the State of Israel , Palestine was for almost 500 years under the rule of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, who took it from Mameluks; also mainly Turks by origin. Mameluks took it from Arabs.
So, for the last 800 years before the British mandate and the creation of the State of Israel Palestine was under Turkish rule.
The population of Palestine under the Turkish rule consisted of:
Christian and Jewish part:
1. Jews, about 30,000 people in 1880;
2. Christians, about 70,000`people in 1880
3. Muslim part, 246,000 people, of whom:
- Turks (of course; they were the official power there, as well as soldiers);
- Circassians, Albanians and other people whom the Turks incentivized to move to Palestine from other parts of the Ottoman Empire with the aim to push Arabs out of Palestine;
- Arabs, in the number of approximately 10,000 people according to the British General Allenby and to the British White Book.
Summing up:
In 1880, the combined non-Muslim population in Palestine was over 100,000 people.
In 1880, according to the Census of the Ottoman Empire, only 246.000 Muslims lived in Palestine. These Muslims included Turks, Arabs, Circassians, Albanians and other Muslim people Turks brought from other parts of their Empire with the aim of completely pushing Arabs out of Palestine.
They gave to this aim such a priority that they even put the strictest restrictions on Arab Immigration to Palestine.
The trick modern Arabs play is very simple. The word "Muslim" is strongly associated in the minds of the people of the West with the word "Arab". So, Arabs say: there were 250,000 Muslims in Palestine in 1880 and only 30,000 Jews. Then this statement is followed by the conclusion: Arabs were a majority in Palestine. Ethnic component is simply and nicely substituted with the religious one, and Turks, Circassians, Albanians become "Arabs, after which Palestine is declared " an Arab land". And people, especially young who, let´s be honest, are not too interested in all this "Palestinian story", do not even bother to think how all of a sudden 250,000 Muslims of the Turkish, Circassian, Albanian, Croatian origin in a wink became "250,000 Arabs". But the truth is that the number of Arab Muslims in Palestine in those years did not exceed 10,000 people. Other were Muslims- but not Arabs.
But only 60 years later, in 1945, there were 1,200,000 ARABS in Palestine according to British statistics. Just imagine the rate of growth: from some 10,000 Arabs in 1880 to ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND Arabs in just 60 years! Where did they appear from? They immigrated to Palestine from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Iran. If someone can offer other explanation for this never known in history population growth of 180 times in 60 years- he is welcome.
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The Arabs who lived in Ramla and the rest Israel were before 48 were never called Palestinias what you are not writin the exact?
The original inhabitants of Palestine are the Arabs and they are called Palestinians. The illegal,racist and criminal entity so called Israel was established in 1948. Under the BRITISH mandate that land was called Palestine,and before that it was under the Ottoman empire known as PALESTINE. My family root is from RAMLEH, We call our self proudly as Palestinians and forever so.
What country did survivors create in 1948?
Israel, is the answer you are seeking but its not strictly correct. The UN created Israel after much pressure from Jewish /American interests. The British held the mandate for Palestine, the land the Jewes wanted as 'The Promised Land' even though Palestinians already lived there. Britain gave up the mandate and the rest is an unpleasant history
What is the relation between Philistine and Palestine?
The land where the Philistines lived was called Philistia (due to the Philistine's residency there). After the Jewish Revolts, the Romans decided to use the name Palaestina, a derivative of Philistia, to refer to all of the Jewish and non-Jewish areas in order to weaken the Jewish connection to the land. (Previously, it was called Judea.) It is from Palaestina that the British took the name Palestine and made it the name of the Mandate that they administered in the same area.
Who lived in the Australian colony before the British?
Before the arrival of the British, the continent of Australia was inhabited by Indigenous peoples who had lived there for over 65,000 years. These diverse Indigenous cultures and communities had developed their own unique languages, customs, and ways of life.
What nations did Israel displace?
Depending on the definition of the word "nation" there are two very different answers.Nation as a Politically Sovereign Entity: Israel was created entirely on land that constituted part of the British Mandate of Palestine. A mandate is a sub-national, colonial entity and is certainly not a nation. Therefore Israel did not "replace" or "displace" any nation if this sense of the term is understood. (Would someone say that the creation of the United States displaced a politically sovereign nation? - same argument)Nation as a metaphor for a Conscious Ethnic Group:Whether the Israelis intended to or not (there is much debate on the subject), Arab Palestinians who lived in the British Mandate of Palestine were forced to flee in some parts and were scared into fleeing in other parts of the territory that would become Israel. The Palestinian People were certainly displaced by the Creation of the State of Israel and the ensuing war that this action provoked.
What was the Jewish national homeland in 1917?
Answer 1Israel was created where Palestine used to be.Answer 2In 1917, Lord Balfour described the future British Mandate for Palestine as a possible Jewish National Homeland.
Where is Transjordanian Palestine today and who lives in that part of Palestine?
The British Mandate of Palestine was established in 1919 and was then partitioned into what is commonly known as the British Mandate of Palestine and the British Mandate of Transjordan (because it was on the opposite side of the Jordan River). This division came into existence because the British had promised the Hashemites (an important Arab family) a Kingdom for support in World War I. As a result, Transjordan fell under the control of the Hashemite Kings. When Transjordan became independent as Jordan in 1946, the Hashemites retained control of the country and still rule it to this day. The people of Jordan today are mixed. 40% of them consider themselves endemic Jordanians, which is to say that their ancestors lived in Transjordan before the independence because their ancestors lived in what remained in the British Mandate of Palestine until the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9 (when presumably they fled to Jordan). It is important to note, however, that most Jordanians (endemic or Palestinian) consider themselves to be part of the same people: The Arabs of Bilaad Sham. (Bilaad Sham covers what is today Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan, and is traditionally translated as "Greater Syria".)
The Arabs who lived in Ramla and the rest Israel were before 48 were never called Palestinias what you are not writin the exact?
The original inhabitants of Palestine are the Arabs and they are called Palestinians. The illegal,racist and criminal entity so called Israel was established in 1948. Under the BRITISH mandate that land was called Palestine,and before that it was under the Ottoman empire known as PALESTINE. My family root is from RAMLEH, We call our self proudly as Palestinians and forever so.
Who lived in Israel before the Semites?
Palestine
What country did survivors create in 1948?
Israel, is the answer you are seeking but its not strictly correct. The UN created Israel after much pressure from Jewish /American interests. The British held the mandate for Palestine, the land the Jewes wanted as 'The Promised Land' even though Palestinians already lived there. Britain gave up the mandate and the rest is an unpleasant history
Who are the Palestinians in the current conflict?
"Palestinian" is usually used to refer to the Arab former inhabitants of the British Mandate of Palestine and their descendants regardless of whether they live in those borders or not. Jews, Bedouins, Circassians and Druze Arabs who live or whose ancestors lived in that territory are not considered Palestinians.
Why did the British give up their right to mandate Palestine to the UN?
Answer 1The British mandatory gave up Palestine because it wanted Jews to live and own Palestine at the same time it did not want the Arabs to hate them so they let the USA to take over. the British also knew that the USA will give the Jews what they wanted because some Jews lived in USA and also the formation of the Irgun began at the USA.Answer 2The British Mandatory government starting with the White Papers in 1939 and increasingly restrictive practices was actively seeking to prevent the creation of a Jewish State. This was in order to curry favor with the Arabs whose oil the British greatly desired. Angered that the British were betraying their promise to both the Jews directly in the Balfour Declaration and their requirements pursuant to the League of Nations Mandate, Jewish terrorist organizations in Mandatory Palestine attacked British fortifications. The Irgun and Lehi (the two such organizations) caused sufficient problems for the British and forced their hand in the International Community. Not wanting to try to keep the peace between the increasingly militant Jewish militias (like the Haganah and Palmach) from the increasingly militant Arab militias (like the Holy War Army and the Arab Liberation Army), the British referred the question of Mandatory Palestine to the United Nations. This way, they would not have to lose more British soldiers in the quagmire.
What is the relation between Philistine and Palestine?
The land where the Philistines lived was called Philistia (due to the Philistine's residency there). After the Jewish Revolts, the Romans decided to use the name Palaestina, a derivative of Philistia, to refer to all of the Jewish and non-Jewish areas in order to weaken the Jewish connection to the land. (Previously, it was called Judea.) It is from Palaestina that the British took the name Palestine and made it the name of the Mandate that they administered in the same area.
What was the region where Jesus lived?
The area where Jesus lived was Palestine.
Was Israel also called Canaan?
Yes, but not at the same time. When Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Jacob's family lived there, it was Canaan. After the slavery and exodus from Egypt, their descendants, numbering millions by that time, returned to the land and displaced the Canaanites.
Who lived in the Australian colony before the British?
Before the arrival of the British, the continent of Australia was inhabited by Indigenous peoples who had lived there for over 65,000 years. These diverse Indigenous cultures and communities had developed their own unique languages, customs, and ways of life.
St. George lived in what country?
He probably lived in Palestine (Israel) as that is where he was killed.
