"Robert Fisk: The old partition of the Middle East is dead. I dread to think what will follow" The Independent, June 13, 2014 (Wikipedia link for Robert Fisk, check him out)
Mr. Fisk quotes Walid Jumblatt (Wikipedia link) as having said on June 12, 2014, “Sykes-Picot [Wikipedia link] is dead.”
Robert Fisk ended the article, "....Walid Jumblatt now also believes that the current tragedy – while it has killed off Mr Sykes and Mr Picot – will have Arthur Balfour smiling in his grave."
Lord Arthur Balfour is remembered for having been instrumental in the ultimate creation of the State of Israel on behalf of Jewish Zionists. See Wikipedia, the Balfour Declaration, November 2, 1917.
If you have any interest in history, you might find the article by Robert Fisk utterly fascinating. I have never kept track of such things as the Ottoman Empire (1299-1923) beyond knowing that there was such a thing. If you know more about it then perhaps this piece by Mr. Fisk will will help as a reminder and help bring you up to date.
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Larry
