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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-1948-palestinians-lost-land-but-not-to-israel/2018/05/25/4dd19a5a-5def-11e8-b656-236c6214ef01_story.html?utm_term=.7e37cd7a4e4e

In 1948, Palestinians Lost Land. But Not to Israel

(Washington Post - Letter) Michael Berenhaus - In the 1948 Israeli War of Independence, the Palestinians did in fact lose what was offered to them with the loss of the West Bank; the Palestinians did in fact lose what was offered to them with the loss of Gaza. But the dark little secret left out was that the Palestinians lost the West Bank, not to Israel, but to their land-grabbing brethren Jordan. And they lost Gaza, not to Israel, but to their land-grabbing brethren Egypt. This set of facts is critical to assess what happened to the Palestinians and who is culpable. The war was started by the local Arabs and neighboring Arab countries. If the Palestinians had accepted the two-state solution of 1947, there would be no conflict today, and the two-state solution would be going on its 71st year.

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