DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i12.019

Pages: 2284-2291

Despite the fact that the Middle East has been exposed to war and invasion for many years due to its wealthy underground resources, namely the exploitation of oil and natural gas, and although continuous political games have been played over the last century in this region, it is still very important because of its geopolitical position. Today, from the pirates to the terrorists, from its leaders to diplomats, from scientists to politicians, the eyes of the imperialist (expansionist) rulers of many countries are still firmly set upon the Middle East. The Middle East does not deserve to experience this unrest and chaos. In fact, the region enjoyed its most peaceful times during the rule of the Ottoman Empire. The region today, known as the “White Middle East”, is composed of the following countries: Palestine, Israel, Syria and Lebanon, and is one of the two troubled areas of the Middle East. In order to analyze and understand the unrest and political chaos in this region for almost a century, it is necessary to recognize Palestine and the Palestinian people and their history. The unfortunate fate of Palestine began at the beginning of World War I when Sharif Hussein Bin Ali was encouraged to gather the Arab tribes in the region and revolt against the Ottoman Empire. On the Palestinian front in October 1917 and on the Iraq side in March 1917, as a result of Ottoman defeats and withdrawals, the British entered Palestine and Jerusalem on 9 December 1917. Hence, Palestine and Jerusalem went under British sovereignty. Indeed, from that point onward, the Palestinian problem, which still continues today, has grown to become a regional heartache. On 2 November 1917, British Empire Foreign Minister Arthur James Balfour sent a letter to Baron Walter Rothschild, one of the Zionist movement leaders of the time, to form one of the most important events in the history of Palestine. The letter in question reveals itself as an official statement confirming that the Jews, who led fr