The ferocity of Israel's genocidal war in Lebanon proves, yet again, that there can be neither peace nor justice in the Middle East until the Palestinians' are recognised. ROS CAPLAN explains.
Palestinian Diaspora Total Palestinian million: 95% stil and more than 50% in historical Palestine le. under sracn occubalon.
Country Nos in 1975 Israel 436.100 390,300 West Bank 758,400 Lebanon lordan 644,200 ilac Egypt 39,000 Libva 10.000 Saudi Arahia Kuwait 194,000 Gulf States 29,000 Who are the Palestinians?
They were the indigenous Palestine before 1948 Palesnin Arabs 48 Te Musim ( wri and Druze pedolls Jewish communities. were mainly small peasant farmers.
national rights Ottoman (Turkish) the British who after the First World War Arab world Europe.
What is the State of Israel?
14.1 9.3 land. 5.9 Did they succeed? Arab. chelled tion in the 0.9 LIOnISI now peoples of majory were new Lionist state.
religions, nomadio few an• unere were d SIllal ine Palestinians Was Palestine ever independent?
No. The people living in this area had been the Empire and then by YeaTs uv a mallualc Luivi Ine next Col onisers to arrive were the Zionists from Lionisi colonisaton or ralestne wiln tne help of British imperialism aimed to create ane exclusie of hie indagein papori ..
: expense of the indigenous populațion Uniike the previou• accupation• ii aimed lo exper ine raleslinlan arare dred ile against Zionist colonisa Revolt of 1936-39. defeated by the British and Zionists and in Palestine 300,000 A rats and declared the allicy U 070 their wacu State of Israel on three-quarters of historical Palestine. Only 170,000 Palestithe borders of the nians