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Middle East war
Historical background
Middle East war will have been said to begin the Palestinian problem. Palestinian problem dates back to the First World War.
In World War I, the Ottoman Empire, which dominated the Palestine has opposed the United Kingdom.
At that time, the UK is to make a rip of the interior of the Ottoman Empire, promised the establishment of the Arab independent state instead of obtaining the cooperation of the Arabs. (Hussein McMahon agreement, year)
On the other hand, in order to receive funding from the Jews of matches a lot of economic success, it was referred to as creating a Jewish country. (Balfour Declaration, year)
However, Jerusalem is Judaism which is in Palestine, is a Muslim and Christian holy sites, the United Kingdom of remarks occurred a big contradiction.
Arabs and Jews of cooperation without the Gong, the Ottoman Empire was defeated in World War I, lost a large part of the territory, the Ottoman Empire was collapsed a year. United Kingdom does not try to fulfill quite a promise that is inconsistent, the first World War broke out on them.