Comments by "Sandy Tatham" (@sandytatham3592) on "Saudi authorities demolish entire Jeddah neighbourhoods" video.

President al-Sisi evicted lots of families from a poor housing area in Downtown Cairo, but they were all given plenty of warning and provided with alternative housing, quite a long way out. My friend wasn't happy to be told to move, but the process appeared to have been handled quite fairly. People who are renting, or who occupy illegally built homes, can never be certain of long-term situations.
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@hadifjamalluddin3319 : It never takes you very long to point a finger at the Jews, does it?
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@nasm3789 : Wars have consequences, especially if they are offensive wars. The Ottoman Empire joined Germany in the First World War against the British & Allies, and they were defeated in October 1918. The League of Nations made Britain the caretakers of Mandated Palestine in the interim period. Today that area is split into countries of Jordan and Israel. The Arabs have self-determination now over 99% of that Ottoman land which was liberated by the British & Allies, ie. Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. Israel was officially granted their own country by the League of Nations in 1947 on less than 1% of that liberated Ottoman Caliphate land. Within minutes of declaring independence, the surrounding Arab nations went to war against them. Israel won this war, and they won the subsequent wars, and they have increased their area of control to ensure security of their ancestral homeland (as promised in the Balfour Agreement due to their support to the British & Allies in WWI). I'm totally fine with the Jews being rulers of the Holy Land today. It's a very important strategic and ideological place in the world to billions of people, and Israel is there to stay. It's not illegal. The move in the Arab and Islamic world towards normalisation of relations with Israel (Abraham Accords) is only going to grow stronger. Palestinians who do NOT accept Israeli rule should be resettled in other Arab countries, like millions of others who have been resettled over the last 100 years (India-Pakistan being the largest displacement of people). The so-called Palestinians are being used as pawns in the game by the Islamic world.
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@darkpearl348 : Please read my reply to Nas M on this comment. The Jews were also 'Palestinians' under the Ottoman Caliphate. They have had their ancestral homeland returned to them through the actions of the Islamic world going to war against the West. The Arabs today have self-determination on more than 99% of the collapsed Ottoman Caliphate land. Those Arabs who are still living in Israel should be resettled in the surrounding countries if they refuse to accept rule by the Jews. 20% of Israeli citizens are Arabs who chose to accept Jewish leadership, and they are in the top levels of politics, education, science, business, health, etc. today. Stop portraying these Arab 'Palestinians' as #victims in the game against the Jews. Millions of people have been displaced over the last 100 years, including 850,000 Jews who were expelled from Arab lands, and millions of Indians-Pakistanis. They have all gotten on with their lives and today don't cry victimhood or complain about 'oppression, cruelty and inhuman behaviour'. Rule of law prevails in Israel, and it can be harsh if you don't abide by it.
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@nasm3789 : Let's keep things balanced. The Islamic Caliphates were the largest invaders and conquerors of the known world at the height of their success. They invaded and occupied the land known as Palestine in 634-638, but they lost control in 1918 after going to war against the Western powers. The Israel of today is legal according to the United Nations. It is growing in economic and political power, and the trend is for normalisation of relations with Islamic countries. If the Creator of the Universe deems Israel as arrogant and unfit then we will see a decline. Until then, if you want to keep playing the #victim that's fine but be sure you understand what you are doing to yourself.
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Apparently they were given a short notice period of eviction before power and water was cut off and their homes demolished. I agree they should have been assisted to find new homes. Apparently compensation is being given to those who had legal title to their properties, but many are probably renting or squatting and not the property owners.
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@igueh : I'm Australian, born in New Zealand, and currently living in Egypt. But I guess you are talking about Israel and Israeli citizens? The Allied Powers (Britain, France, etc) were under NO legal obligation to hand over the Ottoman Empire land to the current occupants for self-determination after 1918, but they did. And Arabs got 99% of that land. It's important to remember that the Holy Land has ideological and strategic value for the Judeo-Christian West, so are you surprised that their leaders wanted the #indigenous Jewish people to once again live in their ancestral homeland so that there would be freedom of religion for all faiths? Under Islamic control, there is never freedom of religion. The Ottoman Empire and the Arab countries lost all of their wars. They do NOT get to choose what happens to the Holy Land. Those Arab families who decided to accept life under Jewish rule are today 21% of the citizens of Israel. They have #equal rights under the law, with a better living standard than most Arabs in the surrounding countries. But you still complain? Do you want ALL of the Middle East to be under Islamic control, as it once was? Sorry, but that's not going to happen. Peace and blessings to you...🙏
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Israel is governed by #RuleOfLaw. If a family is occupying a property for which they have *no legal title*, they are asked to leave in due process of the law. In this case, these Jeddah residents were also given a short notice period to leave before power and water was cut off and their homes demolished. It's very sad, but it does happen everywhere in the world. Financial assistance to find new homes should be given. Those who do have legal title should be compensated for the loss of their property.
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