The Palestinian occupation & origins of Zionism - a thread
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Around 1881, the Russian Empire acquired Poland/Lithuania & had an larger amount of Jews under its rule & locals were growing unhappy with their presence

A series of riots began occurring against the Jews who had been accused of attempting to assassinate Tsar Alexander II
In response to all the anti-Jewish riots, a variety of organizations began forming known as ‘Hovevei Zion’

Hovevei Zion became an official group led by a Polish Jewish man named Leon Pinsker- this was the first affirmed imprint of Zionism
Theodore Herzl, who came long a few years later (1860-1904), is known as the founding father of Zionism. A quote from one of his journals:

“We shall endeavour to expel the poor population (Palestinians) across the border unnoticed”
Herzl instead diverted his attention to gaining British support & did so through Joseph Chamberlain. Britain offered the Zionists land in Africa through the so called “Uganda Project” but they rejected it. They were also offered Argentina & Gibraltar but denied it.
Zionists targeted Palestine because they believed & wanted to hold onto the false idea that they were the descendants of يعقوب/Jacob hence بنو اسرائيل (whom are mentioned in Quran but are in no way related to modern Israelites)
Palestine at the time was under Ottoman Rule, split into parts (kudüs-i şerif) Jerusalem, Nablus & Akka. Europe did refer to the region as Palestine because that was how it was known during the Roman reign
In 1922 after WW1 & the fall of the Ottomans, under the League of Nations mandate, Palestine became a British Mandate

“Mandated territories” was a sick term for what the Allies felt were inferior territories that couldn’t govern themselves.
However before 1922, Britain had already been planning to take control of Palestine & thus signed a declaration called “The Balfour Declaration” in 1917 stating clearly that they planned to grant Jews a part of Palestinian land
Notice the receiver? The Rothschild family are German Jewish Bankers that have been funding this occupation. They were to help Britain re-stabilize its economy post WW1 in return for land in Palestine.
A MANDATE IS AUTHORITY WITHOUT OWNERSHIP. Palestine did NOT BELONG to Britain, they did NOT have the right to sign it off to the Zionists.
The next following decades involved Jews starting business, supported by the British Mandate & with the aid of Rothschild while treating Palestinians aggressively
After WW2, following the holocaust the British began pressuring the UN to officially recognize Israel as a part of the Palestinian land.

The UN granted them the Partition Plan in 1947 that would redraw the borders dramatically in favor of the Zionists.
The 1948 war broke out between the Arabs & Zionist Jews. This is where Israeli war crimes begin

Al Nakba (Palestinian Exodus) of 1948
- 700,000 Palestinians forced out
- Deir Yassin massacre (107 Palestinians killed in 1 day)
- Denied right to return
Sabra & Shatila Massacre of 1982
- 3,000+ innocent Palestinian & Lebanese citizens killed
- Shatila was a refugee camp
- IDF denied medical aid entry to camp
- UN did not condemn Isr*el
Gaza War of 2014
- 2,200+ dead
- 373 children killed by IDF in 2 months
- Babies as young as 3 months
- Hospital morgues were so overfilled they had to use empty ice-cream freezers to store the dead children
Shooting of Razan Al Najjar
- 21 Year old Palestinian paramedic
- Shot dead by IDF soldier in 2018
Shooting of Abdel Raouf Salha
- 14 Year old student
- Shot dead during Gaza protests in 2019
Shooting of Eyad Al Hallaq
- Autistic 32 year old student
- Unarmed, not a threat
- Shot dead by IDF soldier on 30 May, 2020
Trump & Netenyahu have begun developing plans to annex the West Bank by July 1st, 2020:
Crimes against the Palestinian nation occur every day, from injustice at check points to unlawful raids of homes. Schools set on fire, hospitals denied clean water supply. Cemeteries being bulldozed.
So how can you help? Through global awareness, protest, activism, the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement. Bring this to local MPs, Univerisites, anybody with a platform & power. No more blood, no more martyrs. Free Palestine.
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