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.
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, or are we all pretending gentrification doesn’t exist again?
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.