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Old 04-08-2002, 09:44 PM   #34
Thoran
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Join Date: January 10, 2002
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The land was actually taken away from the Turks by the British (not the Arabs). The Arabs had possession of the land from 600ad until the Turks took over around 1500ad. Of course the Arabs origonally took the land by Conquest... before that the Romans had it (again by conquest), and before that guess who Ruled... the Jews! (for over a thousand years)

So... the idea that Arabs have some right of ownership over that land is simply not supported by history.
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