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  •  sqgl   ( @sqgl@beehaw.org ) 
    8•8 months ago

    Wasn’t the Ottoman period occupation/colonialism too? Not that I am in favour of imperialism but you do raise a fascinating point I wasn’t aware of.

    •  onkyo   ( @onkyo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
      5•8 months ago

      The Ottomans took control of palestine after a war with the Mamluk empire. Palestine hasn’t been and independent country for much of it’s history. It’s still a form of occupation but if you were muslim, christian or jewish you still had access to certain rights (unless you were a slave). Mostly if you were muslim.