[carton253]

In your post, you said that the Ottomans forced the Arabs to sell their land. That is not true.

The Ottomans imposed heavy taxes on the farmers that they could not bear. So, to get around paying the taxes, the Arabs sold the land to the effendis and kept working the land as if nothing had happened.

The Ottomans did not force the Arabs to sell the land. The Arabs sold the land quite willingly to circumvent the Ottoman tax system, which was burdensome.

I do not understand what has gotten you so upset that you have broken off all conversation.

[liberallarry]

What happens in this country if you don't pay your taxes?

a) you win the lottery
b) you are selected to compete on American Idol
c) your possessions are sold off in lieu of payment

Under the Ottomans it was

a) the same
b) different in that you were forced to convert to Judaism
c) different in that you received 26 virgins to practice on