On T. E. Lawrence's "Seven Pillars of Wisdom"
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Iben Saud and the Hashamite Kingdom of Jordan
The borders of the modern middle east were established by the british in 19 21. They gave lebanon and syria to france, and palestine fell under british control. The a king, abdulla a, that family is still in control of jordan. If you see, look at a map of the modern Middle East, the borders are straight lines through deserts where no desert they don't make any sense.
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