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Historically,
Palestine
is the center of cultural intersections in the Arab world.At the beginning of the 20th century, the Palestinian agriculture and trade sector developed rapidly.
Urban life is also lively with the presence of theater, music, and literature.Palestinian cities have close economic and cultural relations with other Arab capitals, such as Cairo, Beirut, and Damascus.
Before Israel was established, Yaffa or Jaffa became the center of Palestinian trade.Its historic port, which has been used since the Bible, functions as a gate to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Throughout the 19th century until the beginning of the 20th century, Yaffa was filled with various successful businesses.The factories in this city produce a variety of goods, ranging from orange crates to soap and olive oil.Most of the newspapers and books in Palestine are printed and published in Yaffa, making this city the center of life that is dynamic, prosperous, and rich.
“Zionist strategy is to weaken the identity of Palestinian urban culture. They see Palestinian cities as a threat to their purpose. That is why they launch a brutal war against cities, more than rural areas,” Palestinian researcher Antoine Shalhat said in a documentary video
Al Jazeera
titled ”
Lost Cities of Palestine: Haifa, Nazareth, and Jaffa
“.
The rapidly developing Palestinian cities are even distributed by Zionists by claiming Palestine as “land without the people, for the people without land.”
Conversely, Palestinian cities are actually at the forefront of Arabic civilization and culture.This fact is contrary to the myth that the establishment of a Jewish state in the heart of the Arab world will be a power of enlightenment.After the ethnic representation in Palestine, Zionists seek to erase the identity of Palestine from these cities, while eliminating their cultural heritage.
“Palestinian cities were destroyed in 1948. This strengthens the Zionist claim that Palestine has no cultural heritage. The fact of cultural activities in Palestinian cities is the strongest evidence of the existence of the Palestinian people in their land,” said Shalhat.
When the Zionist troops controlled Yaffa and Haifa in April 1948, when the British mandate was still valid, the majority of Palestinians were expelled from these cities.
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According to Palestinian academics, Dr.Raef Zreik, a few Palestinian families who survived were forced to live in the “barbed wire fenced area, such as prison.”
In 1948, more than 700,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their land by the Israeli Zionist hordes, leaving around 400-600 cities and villages to almost empty.Israel also tried to eliminate Arabic names in Palestinian cities and replace it with Hebrew names.
Even though Yaffa, the heart of Palestine, stopped beating overnight, all the ways of life disappeared.Traders are prohibited from accessing their stores.Families were prevented back to their homes, which were then looted by the Zionists.
Israel argued by describing Palestinians to the world as non -cultured people.They imply that Palestinian refugees will easily melt into the Arab countries of neighboring Palestinians and Palestinian culture will disappear without a trace.
Restoring Palestinian culture as a whole without its historical cities is a big challenge, maybe even impossible.Most Palestinians are currently born after 1948 and have no real bond with their inheritance, except through stories from the previous generation.Palestinian big cities have now been claimed to be Israeli cities.
However, traces of Palestinian heritage can still be found for those who are looking for it.The small instructions about the Palestinian past show that although a country is removed from the map, its culture can survive.
This proves that the Palestinian heritage is more durable than the cities where the cultural has developed, and is stronger than the occupation of Israel.
As reported
Anadolu
, since the deprivation of the beautiful cities by Zionists, Palestinians began to name their daughters with the names of their hometown as an effort to keep him alive in the memory of the younger generation.
Yaffa, the heart of Palestine that stops beating overnight
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