even hertzel said the same thing. but this documentary looks at this region in the 20th century from a different angle. in this film , we hear the words of historians and living witnesses who say that palestine was not alone at that time. it was not a barren and uninhabited land, but a dynamic arab country with a developing commercial and social infrastructure. this documentary is the other side of the story of palestine. this is quds. this is the voice of palestine from quds . dear listeners, i greet you from the new part of our programs. palestinian society in 1920 is a society in transition the era of globalization in the last 20 years of the 19th century had caused some development, this situation was especially evident in the cities of jaffa, haifa and to some extent in quds. quds, like the ports of gaza and jaffa, had become an important commercial center. together, these areas turned palestine into a center of trade with europe, north africa and the middle east. these old commercial documents in the quds docume

even hertzel said the same thing. britain announced that its mandate in palestine will end in 50 months. this problem increases the violent actions of armed groups a jew became a zionist. may 14, 1948, just one day before the end of the british protectorate over palestine, david ben- gurion, the leader of the jewish agency. hasis declared israel. this new country had taken over 78% of palestinian lands under the trusteeship. forcing more than 700,000 palestinians to leave their homes and become refugees in neighboring countries. their movement was calculated. palestine was not empty. it is superstition to say that palestine was barhut. palestine had its own nation, it was a prosperous, active, intelligent, intellectual and creative nation. they built infrastructure. not only in haifa, but in jaffa, acre, safa tiberian, bisan, nasra, barrasbah, led, ramla, quds and other cities of palestine. all these institutions were made and built by the palestinians themselves. they are themselves. the zionist movement had calculat