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RE: They were mainly administrators trying to do the best they could for the people living in the Mandate area.

Let’s get this straight — We agree that Arabs owned a portion of land in Palestine prior to 1948. How large and WHO owned what needs to be determined in order to remedy any injustce.

However, land ownership patterns were complex and varied throughout the region. Some land was purchased, some inherited, and some held through traditional communal arrangements.

The British Mandate for Palestine, established in 1920, aimed to create a homeland for the Jewish people while respecting the rights of existing inhabitants. However, the implementation of the mandate was contested, leading to tensions and conflict between Jews and Arabs.

Following the UN vote for the partition of Palestine in 1947 and the subsequent declaration of Israeli independence in 1948, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced from their homes. This displacement occurred due to various factors, including the outbreak of war between Arab states and Israel in 1948 that led to widespread violence and displacement on both sides.

Some Arab-Palestinians fled their homes due to fear of violence, while others were reportedly expelled by Israeli forces during the 1948 war.

So, Determining the exact number of Palestinians displaced and the specific reasons behind their displacement in each case is challenging due to incomplete data and ongoing historical debate.

But by insisting that Israel be expelled from the “River to the Sea”, Hamas and Fatah aren’t helping this situation even if the Israeli government wanted to remedy this