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Smoke billows in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on Dec. 11, 2023, during Israeli bombardment on northern Gaza amid continuing battles between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images
When you look at a map of the Middle East during the Ottoman Empire, 1878 to 1914, you can see that it’s not unlike the map of North and South America during the 1500s and 1600s, where Indians lived in villages or wandered as nomads. Land was not delineated. Egypt, Tunisia, Persia, Russia, and Arabia were delineated roughly, but not Palestine.
David Parker is an investor, author, jazz musician, and educator based in San Francisco. His books, “Income and Wealth” and “A San Francisco Conservative,” examine important topics in government, history, and economics, providing a much-needed historical perspective. His writing has appeared in The Economist and The Financial Times.
