they were just arabs living in the ottoman province of palestine until the ottoman turks made the stupid decision of allying with the germans in ww1. we brits encouraged and facilitated arab/wahabbi nationalism to undermine the ottomans and then when the war was won we were given mandate by the league of nations over palestine (syria was given to france).  we promised the arabs freedom from ottoman turkish rule but also promised you jews a safe homeland in palestine (balfour declaration). homeland to escape persecution in europe not state of israel.  in the 30s we had the stern gang and irgun carrying out terrorist attacks on british administration in palestine to establish a jewish state. we fought the nazis and supported jewish homeland in palestine then we got terrorism - hence it has been revealed that our late queen did not like israel because of this.  england is no longer a global power. it is a small and irrelevant european nation with a crumbling economy whose wealthy and talented are fleeing by the tens of thousands
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