Palestine and Muslim Big Powers: What are the major Determinants of Palestine Policy?

Abstract

Despite ongoing bloody domestic battles, during the Medieval Era invading Holy Lands and controlling Palestine including territories of current Trans Jordan was a common policy of European big powers. That motivation so strong that the motto to retrieve Kudus and hold Holy Lands were the reason of first crusader in the year of 1096. Kudus was a kind of glue bringing enemies together and bringing never ending rivalries to a provisional end. During this era except a small period after the First Crusader, Muslims and in 1517 Ottoman Turks controlled the area almost all efforts of the European countries born fruitless. The age of Crusaders passed but the passion for Holy Lands never faded. After Thirty Year Wars formation process of nation states has been accelerated, while Ottoman Turks declining the rising European Big Powers by using newly invented industries in 1917 could have a strong hold on the Holy Lands and Palestine. Since that date onwards it has been Muslim Countries’ turn to handle the struggle for the Holy Lands and Palestine nowadays such joint venture never come true. Medieval age and WWI were times of swords and cannons. The era after WWII, especially after the decisive victories of Israel has been transformed into negotiations and strong words mostly addressing internal policy. In this article Muslim Big Powers’ strong discourse and sincerity disaccord will comparatively be analyzed.

Keywords

• Palestine
• Discourse
• Sincerity
• Muslim Big Powers
• Palestine, Discourse, Sincerity, Muslim Big Powers

Palestine and Muslim Big Powers: What are the Major Determinants of Palestine Policy?

Abstract

Despite ongoing bloody domestic battles, during the Medieval Era invading Holy Lands and controlling Palestine including territories of current Trans Jordan was a common policy of European big powers. That motivation so strong that the motto to retrieve Kudus and hold Holy Lands were the reason of first crusader in the year of 1096. Kudus was a kind of glue bringing enemies together and bringing never ending rivalries to a provisional end. During this era except a small period after the First Crusader, Muslims and in 1517 Ottoman Turks controlled the area almost all efforts of the European countries born fruitless. The age of Crusaders passed but the passion for Holy Lands never faded. After Thirty Year Wars formation process of nation states has been accelerated, while Ottoman Turks declining the rising European Big Powers by using newly invented industries in 1917 could have a strong hold on the Holy Lands and Palestine. Since that date onwards it has been Muslim Countries’ turn to handle the struggle for the Holy Lands and Palestine nowadays such joint venture never come true. Medieval age and WWI were times of swords and cannons. The era after WWII, especially after the decisive victories of Israel has been transformed into negotiations and strong words mostly addressing internal policy. In this article Muslim Big Powers’ strong discourse and sincerity disaccord will comparatively be analyzed.

Keywords

• Palestine
• Discourse
• Sincerity
• Muslim Big Powers

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