Many Muslim states were formed after World War 1 in the Middle East that expelled Jews. Some perspective for those interested.
Hamas is trying to reconquer land that Islam initially conquered in 634 from the Christian Byzantines, but then lost in 1920, first to the British and then partially transferred to the newly formed Israel in 1949,
About 700, 000 Arabs fled or were expelled from their homes after the formation of Israel.
Israel took Gaza and the West Bank in 1967 after Egyptian closure of the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping. The closing prompted Israeli reprisals causing full war. Israel had warned the closing of Tiran would be considered an act of war.
Keep in mind though that other states were formed out of the British and French mandates after WW1 that remained Muslim I.e. Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Jordon, and Lebanon.
“In the 20th century, approximately 900,000 Jews migrated, fled, or were expelled from Muslim-majority countries throughout Africa and Asia. Primarily a consequence of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, the mass movement mainly transpired from 1948 to the early 1970s, with one final exodus of Iranian Jews occurring shortly after the Islamic Revolution in 1979–1980. An estimated 650000 (72%) of these Jews resettled in Israel. (Wiki)”
The Arabs could have recognized Israel and then negotiate an independence state of Palestine which would have happened if not for Muslim terrorism, in particular the Second Intifada.
Footnote..Egypt and Jordan no longer make any legal claim to Gaza and the West Bank, respectively.
About 700, 000 Arabs fled or were expelled from their homes after the formation of Israel.
Israel took Gaza and the West Bank in 1967 after Egyptian closure of the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping. The closing prompted Israeli reprisals causing full war. Israel had warned the closing of Tiran would be considered an act of war.
Keep in mind though that other states were formed out of the British and French mandates after WW1 that remained Muslim I.e. Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Jordon, and Lebanon.
“In the 20th century, approximately 900,000 Jews migrated, fled, or were expelled from Muslim-majority countries throughout Africa and Asia. Primarily a consequence of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, the mass movement mainly transpired from 1948 to the early 1970s, with one final exodus of Iranian Jews occurring shortly after the Islamic Revolution in 1979–1980. An estimated 650000 (72%) of these Jews resettled in Israel. (Wiki)”
The Arabs could have recognized Israel and then negotiate an independence state of Palestine which would have happened if not for Muslim terrorism, in particular the Second Intifada.
Footnote..Egypt and Jordan no longer make any legal claim to Gaza and the West Bank, respectively.
