Questions for Issam Nassar - Political Group

1. You mention the development of the phrase "a land without a people for a people without a land", to what extent was the emergence of this pro-Zionist saying a result of the lack of population in photographs, or is this a connection made after the fact?

 

2. How much of an affect did inaccurate, out of context or manipulated photographs have on the end users/viewers of the photos? Did conflicts arise when the situation depicted by photographs conflicted with the stories and firsthand accounts of actual visitors to Jerusalem? Was there an element of apathy involved in the public secretly being content to be deceived?
 
3. To what extent did being "protector" of a community play out in nations' involvement with and presence in Jerusalem? We are familiar with the British occupation, perhaps you could touch on the Russian and French "protectorates."