In 1516 the Ottoman Turks occupied Palestine.
Israel did not occupy Palestine in 1948.
Officially, the word itself was unmentionable; on the news, Israel was "occupied Palestine," or the "Zionist entity."
In November 1917, the British Egyptian Expeditionary Force occupied Palestine.
The Persians had occupied Asia Minor, Palestine and Egypt.
British troops under General Allenby occupied Palestine during 1917-18, ending 400 years of Turkish rule.
Occupied Palestine: A serene landscape now pockmarked by military checkpoints.
The Jews had had many oppressors over the centuries; the latest were the Romans, who had occupied Palestine for some years now.
The British occupy Palestine.
- the resolution does not criticise the Israeli Government's policy of occupying Palestine and of repressing the Palestinian people.