The Peace on The Horizon - 75 Years after The World War 2 in the Middle East (134)

 

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Chapter 5: Two calendars (Gregorian & Hijri) (20)

 

134 Palestine left behind in paradigm shift (2/4)

 

In the turbulent history of the world and the Middle East, the Palestinian issue was gradually left behind. After the World War II, Palestinian issue was the first issue of the Middle East for a long time. But the concern about Palestine issue was quickly faded out when Egypt, leader of the Arab countries, signed peace treaty with Israel in 1979. The European countries have got the illusion as if all of the problems were solved permanently by giving Sadat and Beguin the Nobel Peace Prize. However, the occupation of the Palestinian homeland by the Jews was never solved by the Nobel Peace Prize.

 

The Balfour Declaration of giving Palestinian territory to the Jews had three meanings for UK and other European countries. First, it was a remuneration for Jews who financially supported the UK for the victory of the World War I. In the second, it was an atonement of the Europeans for historical oppression against Jewish people. And thirdly it was the best idea to get rid of troublesome Jews from Europe to distant Palestine. The Balfour Declaration had triple merits for European society.

 

(To be continued ----)

 

 

Areha Kazuya

(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)