Where Is Palestine?

You can't find it on a map. But millions call it home. Where is Palestine? It's complicated. But give us a little over 90 seconds, and we'll give you the gist.

[TheBlackSin]

A) Why were there an Arab majority region in this area? Because of the Ottoman empire! The amazing Ottoman empire, the modern Islamic empire, ruled over millions of square kilometers, for hundreds of years. Before them there were Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and even the civilization of Mesopotamia. But an Independent land of Palestine? The term "Palestine" was used by these ancient empires to describe this region, but there was never a "Palestinian" state, nor "Palestinian" people nor "Palestinian" culture. There were just inhabitants of empires, that moved around (you can even check it out! The ancient people living in this area from the time the Roman empire ruled this land are not the same people that lived in this area in the time of the Ottoman empire).
B) "A war started in 1947". While the Israelis accepted the UN's proposition, the Arabs living in this regions declined and didn't even want to talk to UN representatives. After the UN's declaration, The Arabs living in this state started attacking Israeli villages, and called to all the neighboring nations to "throw the Jews into the sea". But somehow, the tiny Israeli state won. Frankly, Israel, by reasonable thinking, should have been destroyed. But it didn't! 

Stop talking like the entire story is one sided. You are deluding everyone. Nice graphics though.

[ShalevDahan]

You forgot to say that the Jews agreed but the arab's didnt.

[balebu]

Her last statement was interesting: "A state that was once historical Palestine". However the fact that the same entire area was PREVIOUSLY once the state of historical Israel, is not mentioned.

[danielberg]

The way it works is when you conquer an area you own that area and do what you want with it.

[GaliSacks]

No mention of occupation by Egypt and Jordan - very balanced!

[justice]

That noise in the back makes it hard to listen to, good bye.

[truthwillsetyoufree]

Jordan has been an independent kingdom since 1946
The Emirate of Transjordan established in April 1921
And before that it was Palestine.
So if Israel is Palestine, Jordan is also Palestine.

[zaidbitar]

Hard to swallow the truth?

People still confuse between who rules/occupies/colonize a land, and the nation who actually lives there. When the Middle East was under the rule of the Ottomans for over 800 years it didn't become the land of the Turks, same thing when the English came along (not only to Palestine, but also Jordan, Iraq and Egypt) the and remained Arab (Jewish, Christian and Muslim all together).

And so, bringing a bunch of European zionist Jews in under British sponsorship doesn't change ethnic right of the people who LIVE THERE. Saying anything except that is like saying colonized India was inhibited by the British just because they ruled over it. The actual difference here is that this particular occupation happened at a time when the world had supposedly developed international laws (which it broke) which in turn should be overthrown and occupiers should go back to their original lands (given that the threat on Jews in Europe has be eradicated).

[danielswindell]

Where is Narnia?  You can't find Narnia on a map.  So, you mean Palestine and Narnia are the same?

[Jordanicolass]

In 1947 the Arabs REJECTED the partition proposed by the United Nations. She just says "That didn't happen" omitting that fact.

[TheBehm]

I love how this history started only 100 years ago because it’s politically inconvenient to discuss who had the land first and what kingdoms were established beforehand

[spiehole]

It's very difficult to learn with bongos in the background.

[mlwise]

Historical all the way back to 1913? What a joke.

[dor]

you say israel kicked out 700k "palestinian" refugees then why there are still arabs in israel who enjoy full rights even after the 1948 war

[MegaHatLady]

Video left out the fact that Transjordan was given to the Palis in 1948.  that is the Pali homeland.
the Peace loving pals moved to Jordan and tried to murder their king and they were all kicked out of Jordan.
Some of these pals live in Gaza, which was given to them for "PEACE" in 2005.
Wheres the peace, Pals??
there is none b/c you dont want it

[chandanabukka]

Tell me how the country is called Palestine first?

[samappleton]

You completely left out Jordan. The land that was captured from the Turks wasn't called Palestine, it was named that by the British in 1917.

[djpaulcfunkeddub]

You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

[grigoriinos]

Deceitful video with one-sided agenda, no mentioning that every war started with Arab aggression on Israel, and every territory gain was after a defensive victory, this is important

[ProudOfIsraelSoldier]

To begin with, this is one of the most twisted videos I've seen in quite a while and to be honest I understand why some people here chose to believe it, after all having no job or school leaves you bored and you just have to show your enthusiasm towards "humanity".
Okay so before I begin I assume all the pro-'palastinians' or whatever you name yourself also keep protesting against what is STILL going on in Syria, Aritrey, Sudan, Poland and etc, 'coz like the song says you are "all about humane 'bout humane" right?
Okay so, the woman says the 'plan never happend' referring to the U.Ns' plan regarding the 2 state country, well it didn't happen because the arabs denied it on the sight of it, that happend 2 more times on later dates, he/she continued to lie on and on about the villages destroyed in the "war that broke out" well, you know, when 4 countries, come on 1 and the 1 country wins, obviously they won't sit and wait for the villagers who by the way also helped in the war to do it again, so they simply demolished the traitors house and took what's rightfully NOBODY's! as no agreement was signed and the british left!
It was UNCLAIMED LAND, so to conclude, spare me of correcting all of the twisted vids and just spread my word.