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Since the Palestinians were never in control of the region, it was treated as a backwater by other regimes that maintained capitals and interests elsewhere. The Palestinians themselves lacked the funding or the capability to radically change the region.
The idea of a united administrative district of Palestine is recent. The Ottomans, for example, divided what is now considered the region of Palestine into three different districts, two of which have the majority of their area outside of Palestine. After WW1, the British amalgamated the region together as the Mandate for Palestine and occupied the territory up to and through WW2. Due to the British victory at El Alamein in Egypt, Palestine was never taken by the Axis Powers. However,British Prime Minister Clement Atlee made it part of his policy to part with the former empire in the wake of WW2. Much as is the case during the change of hand from one imperial power to another, the lives of the people go on, pretty much oblivious to the change, other than who collects taxes. The point here is that those who lived in the region of Palestine were not babysitting the land for the return of the Jews; they were simply living their lives.
What else can I help you with?
What is the homeland of the Jews and Palestinians?
Israel is the homeland of the Jews, and Palestine is the homeland of the Palestinians. (However, there are people on both sides who disagree with this statement.)
Why do the Jews think Palestinians shouldn't have their land?
Jews do not think this. Most Israeli Jews support a two-state solution. They just want the Palestinians to recognize Israel's right to exist.
Where was the location of Judaism?
That depends when. Before they were exiled all over the world, the Jews were in Israel.
What was it called when the Jews were exiled from Israel?
The diaspora; the Exile. See more on this linked page.
Would it be true to say that all people in Israel are Jews?
False, Palestinians who are Moslem and Christians also live there.
How are people from Israel called?
Israeli is the common term. However, I know Israeli Arabs who would prefer to be called Palestinians, and before 1948, Jews from the region now known as Israel were known as Palestinian Jews.
Is the Land of Israel entitled to the Palestinians?
The land of Israel belongs to the Jews, which was given to them by God thousands of years ago. The Arabs are thieves and murderers. If you mess with Israel, you mess with God and that is not a good idea.
How many Jews are in Israel as at 2010?
As of 2010, the population of Israel is 5,726,000 Jews, 1,548,000 Arabs and 313,000 people outside these categories. The figures include Jews living in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, but exclude Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
What were the difficulties the Jews had living in Israel?
The Jews STILL live there, and they still have difficulties. The biggest problem is the situation with the Palestinian Territories. The Israelis require the Palestinians to recognize them as a state in order to gain independence, but the Palestinians refuse. On the Other hand, The Palestinians, want full control over the old city of Jerusalem, and the Israelis refuse. The Palestinian Authority has repeatedly stated that it will not recognize or deal with Israel. But another complication there is that all of the power, water, and cell phone service in the Territories come from Israel. In order for Israel to give complete independence, it would have to stop supplying the Palestinians with electricity and water, which they just can't do.
How much land does Israel have where Jews are free to live compared to the Disputed Territories where Palestinians are forced to stay?
Israel controls 78% of the former Mandate of Palestine compared with 22% in the West Bank and Gaza. However, it should be noted that Palestinians are not forced to live there; they can literally live anywhere in the world other than Israel and a large number of Palestinians who did not flee Israel live inside of Israeli borders without restriction.
What two groups are in conflict over claims to Palestinian territory?
Jews and Palestinians.
Should Palestinians be allowed to return to Jerusalem?
the awnser for this questionYes, no one should be banned from returning to something that was once theirs Another Answer:The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is very complicated. There are Palestinians who live in Israel as Israeli citizens.Israel never forced the Palestinians to leave Israel. The neighboring Arab countries warned the Palestinians that Israel was going to be attacked. The Palestinians believed that Israel would be destroyed and they would simply return home. Well, that did not work. Israel was not destroyed. Many Jews were under attack in the Arab countries they lived in, so they fled to Israel where they were taken in. The Arab countries in return did not take in the Palestinians that they instructed to leave.Israel is a democracy, in Israel there are Palestinians who have equal rights. Israel is worried about its safety and therefor is not planning on allowing the Palestinians, who willingly left, return. The Palestinians are taken advantage of by their corrupt leaders and other countries. They are used being used. The Palestinians blame Israel for their misfortune and thus dislike Israel. Because of this, Israel is not willing to freely allow them into the country.There is an additional demographic reason too, beyond the fact that Jewish people have moved to Israel in a kind of a 'swap'; since the great-grandparents / grandparents / etc of the current generation of Palestinians left Israel, the number of descendants of those original Palestinians has increased beyond the remotest possibility of Israel's capacity to safely re-accommodate them.
