The origins of the Israel-Palestine conflict | Part 1

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Published 2024-02-07

The Balfour Declaration was signed in 1917. It set out British support for the creation of a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine. But when the Balfour declaration was signed the British had already promised Palestine to Arabs as an independent state and promised the French government that it would be an internationally administered zone – and even then, most of the land was still under Ottoman control.

So why did Britain make these three conflicting promises? How did it try to resolve them? And how did Britain’s strategy in the Middle East help to cause a century of conflict?

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All Comments (21)

@ImperialWarMuseums 3 months ago

Thanks for watching, look out for part 2 coming soon! Please remember to be polite in the comments. Any comments that we consider to be offensive or aggressive will be removed.
@countorlock3148 1 month ago

this is the most neutral presentation of facts on the palestinian conflict by any channel on YT. the channel has no motive and no history of any political leanings except to present history as it was. thank you for presenting history as it was and to let the viewers make their own opinion based on the facts, who grabbed from whom and why the losers are persistent thorns on those who won.
@Gszarco94 3 months ago

Amazing! I'm looking forward to the second part!
@jeevachhprasad7751 3 months ago

I love your videos. You have helped me learn about history way faster than ever
@WarhammerWings 2 months ago

Looking forward to seeing the second part!
@sghound 3 months ago

PART 2 please. amazing clarity
@sagapoetic8990 1 month ago

I just discovered your channel and am enjoying listening to this video, a topic I studied as a student. Having worked in Central Asia, the picture at 6:22 is of a group in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, or Tajikistan -- I'm going by the architecture and the clothes they wear.
@poisonousbadge126 3 months ago

Thanks for creating vids relating to modern day events. Truly educational and entertaining!
@user-et9xv6jp5l 3 months ago

Can't wait till the part two. wonderful episode.
@Capt.sierra 21 days ago

Great description of the situation, very impressive
@warberg80 3 months ago

Highly recommened video. Provides some good elaboration on UK's political strategy in the region.
@thestoicsteve 3 months ago

A clear informational video that shows the history of the region. Looking forward to part two.
@mogens47 3 months ago

Well at the current situation it can be an explosive topic, but very informative to form one's own opinion..
@GregoryShtevensh 11 days ago

Looking for unbiased, objective, unpoliticised info. I hope this is the right place
@theashman1967 28 days ago

Excellent video! Thank you.
@DannyK1992 3 months ago

yup they promised the land to both sides and ran away after their plans blew up in their faces
@gideon_todes 1 month ago

Beautifully succinct documentary that explains so much
@kobedierckx2918 2 months ago

Very very nice video! I found myself wondering what the origins of the Israel Palestine conflict are and needed to know. Now i see that it is more complicated than i first thought and that there are many groups/ countries involved.
@ingGS 3 months ago

This is by far the best coverage of the conflict I have seen so far. Excellent!
@BionicRusty 1 month ago

Excellent historical documentary. 👏👏👏