At the turn of the decade, the Arab world in the Middle East became consciously aware of the fact that they were being betrayed by the British, the people who helped them revolt against the Ottoman Empire in 1816. During the time of the revolt, The United Kingdom backed the Arabs and sent Captain T.E. Lawrence to help the Arab people. One hundred years later, in 1917, after much controversy over the land of Israel, the British backed the international Zionist movement and signed the Balfour Declaration. The Balfour Declaration allowed for the ancient city of Israel to be called home for the Jewish people, even though Arabs dominated this land for thousands of years. The great thinker and essayist, Edward Said, believed that the primary goal for England in this agreement was to make this land a colony of England. Unfortunately, Edward Said has difficulty completely defining colonialism. Understandably, the Arabs were not pleased with the decision of England to back the Jewish people. This distaste for the Jewish people and British is still very much alive in the Middle East today. However, colonialism has had an unusual affect on the Arab people in Palestine. Secrecy, repetition and subconscious understanding of each other dominate their everyday lives. These “interior” beings, meaning Palestinians living in the land of Israel, have to live a life in the present moment, hoping to still provide a view of history to their children and grandchildren that they cannot fully express to the general people of the area. This of course creates undoubtedly those who feel anger towards the people that are responsible for this. Terrorism and war have provided fuel to the thousands of years of fire between Palestinians and Jews In a issue of the New Yorker, the “Intelligencer” column includes a picture of Palestinian women wearing embroidered dresses, the typical