• Kra
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    1 year ago

    Ok and why did Israel have to occupy land? Who declared a war?

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      1 year ago

      Israel began its occupation in 1947 when the soon-to-be state began ethnically cleansing the lands - removing the Indigenous locals out of their homes and villages. Yes - this sparked the 1948 war, which resulted in even more land being occupied. This issue did not begin with the 1948 war.