It's true that Turkey, and Ottoman Empire before it, has been more hospitable to Jews than many European and Arab countries. One of the reasons Turkish governments have welcomed and protected Jewish community has been that Jews Palestine were one of Ottoman groups. ..…
Before that, the Golan was part of the French Empire (1923–1945), jointly administered between the British and French Empires (1917–1923) and part of the (Turkish) Ottoman Empire for approximately 400 years preceding 1917. ..…
Interestingly enough, Tarrant leaves the detail of the invaders unclear, given that European lands have received all manner of invasions over its existence, of which the Ottoman and Islamic is but one stream. ..…
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