Or and this is nuts, but the Ottoman Empire was building up the area and urbanization was happening. Nobody got replaced, it was just more people moving in.
i’m not arguing against that, I just don’t buy that Palestinians are natives.
Ottomans in the region were subject to mass migration following the British mandate.
and they were replaced by more Arabs, follow along:
Arabs can be both a victim and a perpetrator amongst themselves.
crazy right?
Or and this is nuts, but the Ottoman Empire was building up the area and urbanization was happening. Nobody got replaced, it was just more people moving in.
those are synonyms
Oh no, they built more housing and improved the economy! The horror!
exactly
No. Not exactly. The Israelis have spent decades pushing Palestinians out. They aren’t just moving in.
i’m not arguing against that, I just don’t buy that Palestinians are natives. Ottomans in the region were subject to mass migration following the British mandate.
But the British did it too is a woefully bad argument.