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Gaza: Cruel Zionism, Past and Present with Professor Avi Shlaim

The Thinking Muslim

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The Historical Context of Zionism and the Balfour Declaration

This chapter discusses the historical background of Zionism, the opposition to it within the Jewish community in Britain, and the impact of the Balfour Declaration on Arab nationalists. It explores the motivations behind the declaration and challenges the idea that it was driven by biblical romanticism. The chapter also presents a counter narrative to the Israeli claim of voluntary dispersal during the 1948 Nukbar.

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