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Divide and conquer, 2009

Divide and conquer, 2009

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During the First World War and the down fall of the Ottoman Empire, Britain and France has divided the Middle East between them regardless of social or political structures in the area. The division weakened many groups and were made easier to control. A similar approach was applied in the case of Palestine: at first the division of two states in November 29, 1947 and afterwards again in the Oslo agreement. With the building of the separation wall people, families and homes were separated. In regard to the future of the Palestinian State, the separation of lands that has been connected historically, spiritually and socially for centuries, has torn the fragments of life. In every Palestinian home stands a map of the whole country but in fact what is left of that image is suicide
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