Sykes-Picot and San Remo: You've Never Heard Of Them, But Did They Create Israel?

Unpacking Israeli History

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Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 2 May 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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UIH survey here: https://jewishunpacked.com/uihsurvey ~~~~ It’s 1916 and World War I is raging. Countries are fighting for resources, land and power and the Ottoman Empire is on its deathbed. With all eyes on the Empire’s Middle Eastern territory, who will decide who gets control over what will become Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, and parts of Saudi Arabia? In this episode, Noam explores the secretive Sykes-Picot Agreement and the fallout it caused at the San Remo Conference. ~~~~ This season of Unpacking Israeli History is generously sponsored by Barbara Sommer & Alan Fisher, and Marci & Andrew Spitzer, and this episode is generously sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York, and the Jewish Federation of Northern NJ. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked Unpacking Israeli History about Black Saturday: https://jewishunpacked.com/black-saturday-how-far-would-you-go-for-a-homeland/ ~~~~ Bibliography: https://jewishunpacked.com/did-a-secret-1916-treaty-between-the-u-k-and-france-create-the-state-of-israel/

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Nome Weisman, and you're listening to unpacking Israeli history, the
0:05.4	podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most intense, historically fascinating,
0:10.9	and often misunderstood events and stories linked to Israeli history.
0:15.0	This season of unpacking Israeli history is generously sponsored by Barbara Summer
0:20.0	and Alan Fisher and Marcia and Andrew Spitzer.
0:23.0	And this episode is generously sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York
0:27.5	and the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey.
0:31.0	Before we start, if you like this podcast, share it with a friend, or two, or ten.
0:37.4	Hearing from a loved one is the best way to help new listeners find a show.
0:41.4	Okay, ready?
0:43.0	Yala, let's do this.
0:45.0	I'm a machine about it.
0:48.0	A no ma'er zing about.
0:49.0	I'll come up to be right to be here. We the people of Israel of Israel
0:55.0	we are Israel.
0:56.0	We, the people of Israel, are prepared and anxious
1:00.0	to meet the representatives of our neighbors without any preconditions.
1:05.0	There are people in Israel elsewhere say it's impossible to make peace within the Arabs in Israel or the Jewish people. I think they're
1:15.2	home.
1:16.2	So I'm going to be a little controversial today and open this episode with a clip from an unexpected
1:25.4	source.
1:26.4	ISIS. As in the Islamic State.
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