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Author	Wyrmalla
Comment	Yeah, but you miss the whole genocide thing taking place post-WWI in the Middle East. Where reforms in state and the rise of certain political viewpoints led to the disenfranchisement of minority groups. The anti-British and anti-Jewish riots which took place in Palestine in the early 20th century tend to be overlooked in favour of the War for Independence. As do the actual genocides taking place against Jewish and minority groups throughout the Middle East and Africa in that period, let alone what happened in Europe in the 30s. "Race wars" aren't unique to the current conflict. Ethnic cleansing isn't new, and was really the "in thing" at the start of the 20th century. Which is perhaps why both the Jews thought they needed a state, and why having founded it, there was an exodus of Arabs in the region (expecting to the subject of ethnic cleansing themselves). Of course that the surrounding Arab countries then decided to declare they were going to kill every Jew in Israel a few years later didn't help with that problem either. I suppose blame that whole mess in part from the screw up that was Imperialism in the Middle East post-WWI. Though its hardly like Faisal I bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashemi and the other members of the Arab Revolt would have prevented any of the segregation with their idea of a perfect Arab state either (Faisal in fact wanted a separate Jewish state in Palestine). If it had been another group who came to prominence in the area other than the Jews then I'd suspect that outside of the region they'd largely be forgotten about. You hardly see the Assyria being mentioned these days.
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Yeah, but you miss the whole genocide thing taking place post-WWI in the Middle East. Where reforms in state and the rise of certain political viewpoints led to the disenfranchisement of minority groups. The anti-British and anti-Jewish riots which took place in Palestine in the early 20th century tend to be overlooked in favour of the War for Independence. As do the actual genocides taking place against Jewish and minority groups throughout the Middle East and Africa in that period, let alone what happened in Europe in the 30s.



"Race wars" aren't unique to the current conflict. Ethnic cleansing isn't new, and was really the "in thing" at the start of the 20th century. Which is perhaps why both the Jews thought they needed a state, and why having founded it, there was an exodus of Arabs in the region (expecting to the subject of ethnic cleansing themselves). Of course that the surrounding Arab countries then decided to declare they were going to kill every Jew in Israel a few years later didn't help with that problem either.



I suppose blame that whole mess in part from the screw up that was Imperialism in the Middle East post-WWI. Though its hardly like Faisal I bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashemi and the other members of the Arab Revolt would have prevented any of the segregation with their idea of a perfect Arab state either (Faisal in fact wanted a separate Jewish state in Palestine).



If it had been another group who came to prominence in the area other than the Jews then I'd suspect that outside of the region they'd largely be forgotten about. You hardly see the Assyria being mentioned these days.