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What was Palestine like before Israel and WW2? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] Chl0r0f0rm_Angel@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also curious of this. Seems like one of those topics where every point of view is going to want to paint a motivated picture but I want to see life there as it was.

UK had domain over them like India, didn't they?

[โ€“] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 4 points 1 week ago

The UK did, but Palestine was different than the more extractive treatment of India.

The British basically picked Jews as the minority to give power to but were far more hands off. Zionist groups used the time and power to immigrate to Israel and establish themselves as the dominant ethnic group. When the British left, Zionist Jews were able to solidify their holdings by having a well trained and supplied army.