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Who Owns Palestine: Albert Einstein,Erich Kahler and Philip Hitti’s Disputes over Jewish National Rights
Author(s): ZHANG Tenghuan, School of History, Beijing Normal University
Pages: 27-
43+158
Year: 2020
Issue:
5
Journal: Arab World Studies
Keyword: Albert Einstein; Erich Kahler; Philip Hitti; Palestine; Zionism; National Rights of Jews;
Abstract: On the issue of the Jewish national rights in Palestine, the argument among Albert Einstein, Erich Kahler and Philip Hitti were mainly focused on the following questions. Firstly, the historical priority, namely which of the ancestors of Arabs or Jews came to Palestine first, who has been lived in Palestine all the time, and whether the history was interrupted. Secondly, whether the Zionist movement is for peaceful purposes and promoted Palestinian prosperity and benefited the Arabs. Hitti denied the Jewish claim to national rights of Palestine, arguing that the Arabs came to Palestine earlier than the Jews, Palestine has been owned by the Arabs since ancient times, and the Jewish immigration and construction in Palestine violated the Arabs’ rights. Einstein and Kahler disproved Hitti. Both sides asserted their national rights in Palestine on the basis of history and reality. The gaps between them are too great to reconcile. The dispute reflects the natural contradiction between the Arab nationalism and Zionism at the academic dimension, and the fruitless debate also indicates the complexity for solving the Palestinian issue in the future.
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