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In 1948, Jordan took control of the West Bank and Egypt took control of the Gaza Strip, leaving the Palestinians with no land in which to declare a nation (and the Palestinians did not declare any desire to form a state when occupied by these nations). The other Arab countries were more than happy to expand their nations at the expense of an independent Palestine. BTW, except for Jordan no Palestinian refugees have been given citizenship status in other Arab countries (for over 75 years). These actions imply that the other Arab nations have no real loyalty to Palestine and use it as a political ploy only for internal political reasons.

During the Naqba, you forget to tell that at the same time, 800.000 Jewish people who were established into Arab countries such as Algeria Irak Tunisia Egypt Marocco Syria and Jordan had to flee the threat of persecution. They left their homes too, and lost everything they had to move essentially to Israel. So that compensates. Do they have the right of return ?

There are several important facts left unsaid in this summary. Let’s consider two. Firstly, the British Mandate for Palestine (1920-48) consisted of land on both sides of the Jordan:: west (“Jews allowed”) and east (“Jews excluded”). The eastern half was three times as large, and allegedly of higher quality land for agriculture. Secondly, in 2005 Israel disengaged from Gaza. Within two years HAMAS was in power, and has de facto been the responsible authority there until now. Neither of these two important facts are discussed in the al-Jazeera report.

The video ignores an important point. While the term “Palestine” is used today to describe what became Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, at the time of the British Mandate, Palestine also included what is now Jordan. In 1922 Britain detached 78% of Palestine to become the Arab/Palestinian state of Trans-Jordan (now Jordan), and the League of Nations declared that the remaining portion should become a Jewish state (only later did Britain and then the UN decide to further divide the remaining portion into two parts). So it’s not very accurate to state that Israel had 78% of Palestine in 1948. In reality it had 15%. It also seems a little suspect that the video qualifies the count of 1,200 killed Israelis after October 7 with, “That’s according to the Israeli authorities” but does not qualify the count of killed Palestinians as being supplied by Gaza's Ministry of Health. Nor does it mention that that number does not differentiate between civilians and combatants. I’m not disputing either number, but it does indicate some level of bias.

She kept saying there was a war multiple times without stating who started the war. If you declare war on a country and the country fights back and wins, including extra land, the land belongs to them. That is simple to understand. Also, Hamas did not automatically end up controlling Gaza. There was a civil war, and Hamas sent the Abas party/faction out of Gaza with guns. You are so economical with the truth.

Hopefully someday Israelis and Palestinians will be able to live in peace and tranquility. Pray for peace

My understanding directly from Dennis Ross, is that Arafat rejected the best deal he was ever going to get. 97% of the green line territory, plus 3% compensating land in Israel, capital in East Jerusalem, etc. Arafat responded with an Intifada. Israel electing right-wingers was a response to this. The electorate had voted for peace-makers until the process failed. For there to be any hope, the Israeli public needs to believe there is a partner for peace; which they don’t. Israel could evacuate many of the settlements; I don’t think that’s the sticking point some believe. It’s the fact, especially after Oct 7th, that the populations don’t trust each other at best, and hate each other at worst. And until there is a functioning government in the West Bank and Gaza, there really isn’t anybody even to talk to. Honestly the best solution may be for Egypt to administer Gaza and Jordan to administer parts of the West Bank for a generation or two until a generation can be brought up who believes in peaceful co-existence.

I get that Israel's response to Palestine is exessive, and that perhaps the Arab nations and the West should do more to further a two state solution. The truth is that Israelis are not going anywhere and Palestinians are not either. I think this video's title was strategically used to bait watchers into watching it. It does bother me everytime they claim Israel has not accepted a two state solution simply because reasons. Israel does not want that constant threat of being attacked. Look at what happened with the PLO, it is useless now. Hamas has gained control of Palestine until the recent war. Israelis understand that Palestine is not truly ready to become a state, not if it has no real peaceful leadership. At this point, I get that it is hard to start fresh with all the massacres that have taken place. The problem is that Israel is not going anywhere, and Palestinians deserve a better life. Perhaps a buffer de-militarized zone is required, something in between Israel and Palestine. Perhaps Israelis should move out of the occupied territories as a sign of respect. There is much room for improvement. Israelis should admit that they don't think highly of Palestinians at all, and that retaliations are often brutal to say the least. Palestinians should also realize that Israel is not stupid enough to grant a two state solution to a place run by unlawfull people to say the least. There is a lot of lying and bs on both sides, including this news media and the cute host.

Everytime i hear, let's talk about two state solution. I'm like let's "talk what rights did Britain have to give away someone else's country to European atheists, they don't want in their own countries"!

Imagine taking 78% yet wanted to negotiate the remaining 22%...Is Israel ok?

This was a two state solution at one time. But the Arab states did not like it and invaded Israel. And they kept doing this. The Arab states do not seem to want a two state solution. The seem to want to have a one state solution: no Israel. It has been this for 75 years now. When will the Arab states stop blaming Israel and start to look at their end of the deal?

If al jazeera is making a documentary on historic census of who lived on the land, they should make a similar one for kashmir too

The Cherokee nation could tell you a bit a bout a "two state "solution

What a foolish mistake it was not to accept the initial partition. What an even more foolish mistake to then try to invade Israel immediately after the rejection of the partition.

She didn't mention that Palestinians fled because Arab leaders commanded to leave, not because Israelis would expel them. Arabs who staid are living in Israel now and are Israeli citizens.

You are absolutely right. Follow Singapore way of government. One state, one parliament represented by both parties. One nation one people united to focus on trade and national development for all people.

Haven't the political entities of the PA and hamass repeatedly rejected, for whatever reasons, proposed two-state solutions? The only rational choice is peaceful coexistence but that option seems to be consistently rejected by the Palestinian authorities. What to do?

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Can you see that huge black triangle next to gaza in the partition plan of Palestine? Its called the Negev desert and it is qlmost impossible to live in. The Palestinians didnt want it. That is why the Israel got "more" land than Palestine in the initial partian plan.

How does one negotiate with a party that says you must go away (completely, do not exist anymore)?

This is the most polite but overly elaborate way to say: "A look at this FUBAR map partitioning forcing people who hate each other to live next to each other and then let's act surprised when they can't be peaceful"

This is never going to end.

Excellent video. Almost 100yrs if history condensed and explained in a clear and simple way. Now, there’s nothing simple about this problem, which in essence comes down to human trauma, and carries a tone of historical emotions. To Israelies and Palestinians, it’s time to leave the past behind and move into the future. Both sides will have to give up something in exchange for peace. The question for their leaders is precisely that. Do you want peace, or prefer the warring status quo.

We want a free Palestine. You can't disturb them in their homes

A 2 State Solution has always just been a talking point for Western Politicians.

So, who started these wars? What happened to start them? What is the history in Gaza? Was there a war between Hamas and the PLA? What happened during that? You missed a lot out.

Out of curiosity. If it was to turn out to be a one state solution, would you rather it be controlled by Israel/Democracy or Palestinians? If those were the only two options.

I believe as a Palestinian that the Jews should be very happy that the Palestinian people agree to a two state solution, as we all know that the land belongs to the Palestinian people.

In 1977, PLO leader Zuheir Mohsen said "The Palestinian people does not exist ... there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians, and Lebanese. We are all part of one people, the Arab nation [...] Just for political reasons we carefully underwrite our Palestinian identity. Because it is of national interest for the Arabs to advocate the existence of Palestinians to balance Zionism. The existence of a separate Palestinian identity exists only for tactical reasons". They came up with the "Palestinian" identity in the 1960s in order to justify why Arabs receiving some 99.3% (Peel Commission) or 98.1% (UN Partition) of the lands of the British and French mandates was not enough, and that Jews shouldn't get anything despite being in the majority in the lands designated in both plans.

This was excellent. A very clear and comprehensive explanation. Thank you.

How about a 3 state solution... The 3rd is a in-between buffer zone where both can enter and cooperate .. this would provide a bigger barrier too

If the State of Israel could be created out from nothing, what's the difficulty with formalising Palestinian ownership over their own lands and recognized by the UN?

Nonsense. If someone stole my land, I wouldn't want half back, I want all back.

When I listen to this video clip and read the mostly angry and unconciliatory comments from all sides here, I come, as an agnostic, to the conclusion, that the problem are the religions invented by men who simply wanted some rules for people to live orderly and good-neighborly lives, but these inventors failed to foresee that other men would use their well-intended inventions to harm others. So, after thousands of years of a clear demonstration that religions failed to produce positive results for peace, we probably ought look to better solutions, don't you think?

Yes. It is possible, but everyone has to respect the other side’s right to self-determination. And right now many don’t.

I would like to point out for the original partition plan: a large degree of the land allocated to Israel is desert. As in, unsuitable for actual development. Perhaps that should have been mentioned.

I agree that we already have a one state and what is needed is to fix it by ending discrimination and apartheid.

It's all well and good for the US, the UN, the Arabic League, or anyone else to call for a permanent cease fire and/or two states, but realistically, there simply isn't enough support for either idea on the part of Israelis and Palestinians, no matter who mediates, no matter who encourages, no matter what is proposed.

2:58 "The growing Jewish population led to growing tension with the local Arab population, the Palestinians" Wrong. Local Arabs were not at this time known as Palestinians. This was a term for all the people living in Palestine including the Jews. 3:10 "A British commission suggested partitioning the land, but there was no support for the idea." Wrong. Jews wholehearted supported partitioning Palestine and accepted a state much smaller that modern Israel that did not include Jerusalem even thought this was considered a major concession. The "Zion" of Zionism is Jerusalem. Arabs rejected this plan and instead attacked the small Jewish community hoping to prevent any Jewish state from ever forming. 5:01 "[The Green Line is] is the internationally recognised borders of Israel." Wrong. This is a ceasefire line, not a border. Though Israel has signed peace agreements with Egypt and Jordan, borders were not agreed to in those treaties. Israel agreed to withdraw from the Sinai peninsula, Egypt renounced claims to Gaza, and Jordan renounced claims to all lands west of the Jordan River. The West Bank and Gaza thus became Israel's occupied territories captured in defensive wars with their status to be determined at a future date. 5:17 "There was another war. Israel pushed out Jordan and Egypt." Nice passive tense. I think you meant to say that Egypt, Jordan, and Syria attacked Israel unprovoked with the intention of wiping Israel off the map, massacring the Jews, and dividing up its territory amongst themselves. They failed miserably. 7:36 "Israel takes the 78%, puts it in its pocket and then negotiates over the remaining 22%". Wrong. Israel agreed to territorial concessions and land swaps that included giving Palestinians territory west of the Green Line. Arafat rejected these agreements. 13:16 "Once you're not ready to freeze the settlements, you give the message that you don't agree to a Palestinian state." Only if you accept the premise that Jews should not be allowed to live in a future Palestinian state. Only the Palestinians have bought into this racist, apartheid idea. 14:44 "There haven't been elections since that vote in 2006." Again, obfuscating with passive voice. The Palestinian Authority has refused to hold elections even though their constitution requires them. Palestinian rulers are not interested in democracy, nor in creating a state to govern because they have gotten rich through the conflict with Israel and by stealing international aid intended for Palestinian "refugees". 16:13 "Israel is politically, economically, diplomatically, internationally and obviously militarily totally dependent on the United States." Israel won its wars in 1948, 1967 and 1973 without U.S. military assistance. For much of that time, the U.S. refused to sell weapons to Israel. Only a quarter of Israel's trade is with the U.S. It does more business with the EU, and also counts China and India as major trading partners. 17:45 "Hamas's position [on the two-state solution] is less clear." They're very clear. In 2020, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said, "We will not recognize Israel, Palestine must stretch from the River to the Sea." That means no Israel. They have also repeatedly stated that Jews should be killed wherever they live. Hamas is unequivacally a fascist, genocidal terrorist group. They've proven it over and over in word and deed. When will people believe them? 18:05 "[Israeli] officials from the Prime Minister down have repeatedly rejected [a two-state solution]". Then is should be possible to find a quote from and actual Israeli government minister instead of an ambassador to the UK that has been clumsily edited to take it out of context. 19:35 "Human rights groups describe as apartheid." Wrong. Israel does not practice apartheid. Israeli Arabs have the same rights as every other Israeli and serve at all levels of Israeli society and government including in parliament and the Supreme Court. All of these lies are not surprising from the official mouthpiece for Qatar, a state providing refuge and support to Hamas terrorists.

When you present the partition map from the UN with 56% to the Jews, you forget to tell that the Negev desert lies for 90% in the Jewish part. So that the inhabitable land would then be largely in the Muslim part. Your numbers 56/43 are misleading.

I have never understood this 2 state solution question. The 2 states and their borders are given in UN Resolution 181, to try and steal land from Palestine because you have occupied it for 50 years is a WAR CRIME.

one of the problems is, that the arabs don't want a jewish state in their Dar al Islam. They have 7 millions km² of land and they dont want to let even 30 000 km² to the jews. They prefer the jews llike dhimmis. I think, that that describes very good their mentality. About 800 000 jews had to leave the arab countries after the foundation of Israel. About 800 000 arabs had to leave theirs homes after being told by their chiefs to leave the country, so that those chiefs can push the jews to the sea. And you dont have to forget that those 800 000 arabs came mostly from the other arabs countries. Irak, Jordanie, Egypt, Syria.. You can see this, by looking at their names. They come to Israel, for they hoped to have a better live there, I imagine.

It seems obvious when you start war and lose, you lose territory Palestinians would be lucky to get anything at this point

May Allah help our Palestinians brothers & sisters

It's called Israel, the name before the Romans renamed it Palestina. And it’s written in the Bible, the book explicitly named in the Qur'an.

1. Well actually it was 55% for the arabs and 45% for the jews, and after the arabs rejected the offer, they started the attack on the jews. Later, the arab nations joined the attack against the jews. 2. You have to mention the fact that before 48, the jews were called Palestinians too...and before this land was called palestine, its name was "judeah" and it was a jewish kingdom...

There is only Palestine and forever Palestine🇵🇸

Please remove the background noise. It's disturbing.

For Aljazeerah the two state solution contemplates one State in the Land - Palestine and the other in the Sea - Israel. Very durable peace!

Your bias was subtle and your commentary well done. It gives rise to hope. But, as with all contentious issues, the real meaning of the terms used is critical. Dispensing with the unreality of a "two-state solution" is a good start. Pursuing a Palestinian "stake" in the Nation of Israel is a voice that can be heard. But before that can be a reality Palestinians must agree that the "stake" they pursue is not a stake through the heart of Israel. Palestinians must reject terror. That cannot happen until terror as a force for change is utterly defeated.

Putting tribes of people who don’t want to live together together is not a solution. Take a look at Africa, as an African we have civil wars and tribalisms . One tribe governing and making laws that will affect others. Two state solution a necessity

Informative

Ok, 1967 “Israel pushed out” … no mention of what war that was??? Sketchy doc. Didn’t Egypt begin going back on their word and the reason why the war started.

At the end of the day they won the war and that land became theirs.. it s like if you were asking Poland to give back the land they gained from Germany after WW2

Someone tell me why Israel was recognised by the UN but not Palestine

How did the British came in control of that land far from Europe, what about the history of the people who were living there before the British's arrival and renaming of that land...

I would like to know if it is possible to geographically split the land exactly in the middle so both ethnic groups can have access to the sea and an international airport for economic development and live in peace. Thank you for your attention.

"In 135 CE, after stamping out the province of Judea's second insurrection, the Romans renamed the province Syria Palaestina" I'm confused who originally "stole" this land, Wouldn't the above quote mean the Palestinians are occupying Israel's land?

Lots of people in Israel thought it was possible and worked towards that end. Unfortunately the Oct 7 event closed that possibility for the near and possibly far future.

Wouldn't it be nice if all people could stop the hyperbole and focus on negotiating a secure agreement. Hopefully, the Arabs of Gaza will choose to be more like the UAE than Syria. Only then will these people be truly free.

I feel terrible for the state of Israel but at this juncture, we must accept their actions are morally questionable. The moment that Israel and its people supported the creation of settlements, Israel crossed a line. Understandably they probably followed the path of the US in its westward expansion, but history is not only on the books. History will not be kind to Israel at this point. This does not legitimize the actions of October 2023, but we must acknowledge that for every action, there is a reaction. Thus, the US and the world must rethink its support to Israel unless its government reconsiders a serious path where Palestinians are returned land or incorporated with the same rights of an Israel citizen.

Where is the 2 state solution in 'fron the river to the sea?

What is the use of a state if the leaders are corrupt and do not bring prosperity, security etc...

if Israel insists only a one state solution can work , then they must grant equal rights to all in this one state regardless of culture or creed, at present do Palestinians get to vote in the knesset ? they are subject to its laws

Mostly a good video. I was watching for bias and didn't see much, except for a couple instances. At 18:33, it's clear that the Israeli ambassador was cut off in the middle of her sentence and the subtitles indicated it was the end of a sentence, creating a misleading effect. It sounded like she was going to say "no unless" but I'm not sure. I also noticed at 16:39 that the figures for death tolls on Oct 7 and in Gaza were presented as "according to Israeli officials", but not as "according to Hamas officials." Finally, I noticed that though the Nakba and the Palestinians who were displaced during it were discussed, there was no discussion of the approximately equal number of Jews who were displaced from nearby Muslim-majority countries and who had to flee to Israel as refugees during the same time period. I think this is an important piece of information to include. But overall I found the video informative.

Obviously it's completely different, but the Good Friday agreement specifically says that they're not trying to answer the Northern Ireland question, they just want the answer to come politically not violently

The whole two state solution idea was just arab lebensraum and dar al islam. Jordan, Syria, Egypt and Lebanon are the palestinian states. There is no difference between arabs in any of these countries and the palestinians. Genetically, culturally, religiously, culinarily, linguistically. They are one people as Zuheir Mohsen said in 1977. The word palestine doesn't exist in arabic. There is no p sound. The whole thing is immoral and illegitimate and the world's sublimated antisemitism. Conscious and unconscious.

The extremists settlers should not abuse the Palestinians.

To have an agreement there usually needs to be a trust that both sides will honor that agreement, until this happens do not expect an agreement to occur.

Unfortunately, it was rejected by by the Arab authorities, within the western half of Palestine (now known as Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank), the eastern half of Palestine (now known as Jordan) and among the Arab states around the region, all the way back in 1947.

In 1947 there was a 2 state set up. Arabs rejected the 2 state solution. In 1948, Israel was attacked by it's 5 neighboring states, and beat them back, taking ground. The fukaround and find out cycle 1. In 1973 Israel was attacked again leading to the state of affairs that we find ourselves in 2023. The fukaround and find out cycle 2. In 2023 Isreal was attacked again, leading to the current conflict. The fukaround and find out cycle 3. Hamas was voted into governmental power in Gaza, and has broad support (according to this video). What's happening to the people of Gaza is terrible but no worse that what happens to the Berliners who supported Hitlers wars in the 1930's and 40's. The fate of those people is heart breaking but is it the fault of the nation who's defending itself or the one who started the wars?

Why are you embedding fixed English subtitles in an English video?? Use CC!! This is unwatchable

I have to say that surprisingly this is more or less an accurate description of how the events have unfolded. I did not understand how from 500K Arab residents according to what I believe is the British records, there were 700K Arabs removed from the houses in a matter of years. But every number outside of the British records are always changing, and I get it. The reason why Palestinians never got a country has to do I believe, with their tendency to terror and violence together with the geographical location of the West Bank. Israel did not have a problem giving back Gaza. I don't believe even the settlements are an issue, they were originally set there as a defense line against Jordan. The problem is that Israel is supposed to trust the Arabs in the West Bank, that if they were to declare a country, they would not initiate an attack against Israel. Different from Gaza, such an attack will be more devastating because it is so close to Israel's nerve systems. And Israel never took that leap of faith, and the Palestinians only became more affiliated with Terror acts instead of showing any different side of them.

A great woman once said that "if the Palestinians lay down their arms, there would be no more war. If Israel lays down its arms, there will be no more Israel" 😢

How articulately represent and so nicely you are. thanks for clear this matter

One thing here is that even an 'unjust' solution has merits for the losers if it's definitive. If hypothetically Palestinians had accepted, or been forced to accept, an even worse deal than they were offered in 1940s - say one that _just_ included Gaza. Well that would suck - millions would be displaced. It would be objectively a calamity for the Palestinian people. But... now, 80 years on, almost everyone who was displaced would be dead, and it would be their grandchildren, most of whom would have no direct personal experience of living under Israeli occupation, in positions of power. Displaced Palestinians would have been given citizenship in the countries they fled to, intermarried with the local populace and now be 'Egyptians/Moroccans/Syrians with Palestinian heritage'. With a stable, immobile border and no drip of Israeli aggravations in the West Bank, groups in Gaza advocating for the armed reconquest of territory would likely be relatively fringe. The total amount of Palestinian suffering caused by this dispute over land would be much reduced. This isn't just an Israel/Palestine thing - it's true everywhere. Over the long-term, more unjust, but definitive and geopolitically workable, solutions are better than 'fairer' solutions that leave serious political issues unresolved to fester. If there is one thing to say for pre-20th century wars of conquest, they were relatively definitive.

The text lies when says "historical Palestine" as being equal to the map of the British Mandate. There was never an entity called Palestine on those borders.

Interesting video, but why do you keep misquoting the figures. In actual fact 77% of the British Mandate Palestine was given to the Hashemite dynasty to rule over and Israel were offered a portion of the remaining 23% only.

It’s so sad and unfair. 😢

I have watched this conflict, prayed about it, spoken out, voted for candidates who were for peace,and done everything in my power to make peace in this land happen. I am done. People don't care enough about this conflict to listen to both sides. Netanyahu has used his power for years to take more and more land from the Palestinians. And radical extremists on both sides have done everything in their power to stop every effort from succeeding. There are people on both sides that want peace. But every plan and agreement is sabotaged by people on both sides who refuse to let peace happen. All the other Arab nations have kept the Palestinians armed, and kept the radical extremists in power, at the expense of the Palestinian civilians. I don't see any of these nations helping Palestinian refugees. Nobody wants them in their country. They are being used as pawns on the stage of international theater. The fact is that nobody in Israel and Palestine are going to have peace because of the determination of those who insist on destroying the other. The United States has armed Israel to protect the Jewish people who live their. But most of us don't want Israel to continue to steal the land. Israel does not recognize the human rights of Palestinians, and Palestinians don't recognize that there are some Jews who want peace. I am so tired of it. There is nothing more to do but let them fight it out. I feel sorry for all of the people in this country who want to live in peace with each other. I don't know what will happen to these people if there is no law to protect the civil rights of every man, woman, and child regardless of their religious beliefs. There must be a government that protects the rights and property of all people. Not a government just for Jewish people, or just for Palestinians. There must be a separation between church and state. People must be protected and represented. Land must not be stolen. People must stop killing each other.

This is the first time I agree with Aljazeera. Finally they have reason things out. The only solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict is a one state solution. It's totally impossible to divide the land, it will only lead to the destruction of Israel and Palestine. The future is a United States Of Israel-Palestine, what I call ( the United States of IsPine ) Don't expect it now, but one thing I know is we surely will have the 2 people living as one family one day. Don't even think the Arab world, The West or the Communist can help make this a reality because their selfish interest won't allow. Only the people of Palestine and Israel can make the decision to stop fighting and start building a future together.

I think it's pretty clear that neither side wants peace. Its unfortunate that so many non-combatants are caught in the middle of a situation that has no solution

Neither side wants two-state solution and that is a fact and there is no point talking about it. Palestinians want state “from river to the sea” (without Jews) and the Jews are accepting the current situation with 2 million Arabs living amongst them, West Bank populated with 700 thousand Jews, and Gaza without Hamas (preferably under some Arab governance). This kind of arrangement is acceptable (not officially) to most Arab states also. But Iran stirs the pot. Therefore, when theocratic Iran regime falls, situation will calm down.

A crash course on history of the PALESTINIAN STATE: 1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state 2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state. 3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state. 4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state. 5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state. 6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state. 7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine empire, not a Palestinian state. 8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state. 9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state. 10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state. 11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state. 12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state. 13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state. 14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state. 15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state. 16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state. 17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state. 18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state. 19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state. 20. Actually, in this piece of land there has been everything, EXCEPT A PALESTINIAN STATE. A little more history for those wanting to 'restore Palestine'. In 132 AD the Emperor Hadrian resolved to stamp the Jews and their religion out of existence. He sold all Jewish prisoners into slavery after the revolt of Bar Kikhba, forbade the teaching of the Torah, renamed the province Syria Palaestina, and changed Jerusalem’s name to Aelia Capitolina. He renamed Israel to wipe out the national identity of Israel and the Jews. So if you are looking to 'restore Palestine to the Palestinians', you need to give it back to the Jews.

Simple fact: not being able to live side by side with other people who are culturally different (somewhat) to you is just plain stupid. Now looking forward to hearing different people saying that only the Israelis or Palestinians are guilty of this, as though such stupidity doesn't exist on the other side.

Naqba one Naqba two Naqba three When will they learn ?

This has for some time seemed the most obvious take away from everything we have learned. Its utterly bizzare to me that people are still fighting over partitions that few agree upon, as opposed to focusing on human rights and style of government.

Great content but the sound effects and music are major distraction. The loud clicking sounds and low whooshing make it so I need to ride my volume control in order to understand the dialogue.

It's so hard to get an impartial assessment of the situation. I was hopeful that this might be. It's not!

3:38 That was ridiculous!!! What would happen if the land in Ukraine were divided into 44% for Ukrainian majorities and 56% for Russian minorities?

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Yes this is possible but only if America does not interfere in it.

May God Bless humanity, and give PEACE to All!... Separate each country ....Have an assurance for Peace without underground tunnels, avoid harming each other..After all they are real brothers!

The US has lived somewhat successfully with several nations within it. For example the nations of Finland, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Ireland, many numbers of First Nations, the African diaspora and more. Of course there also is the Confederate States and the Northern States and the one time Texas Nation and the nations of territories of the Pacific, of Alaska, of SW former Mexican lands etc. People from different nations can live together if their constitution requires equalities of the peoples.

How come there's no mention of when Israel removed all settlers from Gaza in 2005? That was just before the Gazans voted in Hamas, who is bent on Israel's destruction, why is none of this mentioned?

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The picture at 19:37 explains so much in itself.

The answer to that question is no. It was never in contention. There is no two state solution where both sides can exist.