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>> they need gums and ammunitions and supplies but the promise the british made to their rebellion was if you join us, well arm you and well help organize you and train you. well get rid of the ottoman and well turn over the show to you. the british had a conflicting deal with their allies. >> the that includes most of the children of palestine. >> so it was completely against everything that they agreed on with the arabs of the time. i cant say it was surprising. >> all these people were

For the islamic empire. therefore, arab nationals always -- ideally this would be this dream city for arab kingdom. >> a crucial port city, aqaba is the way to capture damascus. the church have artillery and machine guns. just going to be a replication of what the british have done anywhere else whi. lawrence comes up with this idea that the way to do it is to go in land, come over the mountains and take it from behind. >> in the may, 1917, the

Everybody was in denial, and only much later realized the british were playing everybody against everybody. >> it was the great powers carving up the middle east and allocating slices of territory that became the modern nation day states of palestine, lebanon, jordan, syria, and iraq. those lines were drawn artificially. >> did they ask the arabs in syria, palestine, iraq, and lebanon what they wanted? absolutely not. >> and imagine if youre faisal, youve been fighting all along hoping to regain...

Promises and british political gambling. >> the palestinian arabs expect to finally be granted their own nation. but the jewish population expects the same thing. the seeds for jerusalems next great conflict have been planted. ♪ ♪ hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching "cnn newsroom." across the u.s., the delta variant is fueling a large surge of patients admitted to hospitals, with some running out of space or staff...

Todays saudi arabia and part of georgia and the gulf. trying to create their own sovereign rule. on that promise, he launched the arab revolt in the summer of 1916. faisal rallies his arab brothers, he drives the turks out of mecca and he created a m small rebellion. very quickly the revolt cant really advance, the church have artillery and machine guns. the arab tribes have been dumped. it looks like it is fallen apart. >> and, faisal recognizes theyre not going to be able to fully sustain this...

Oppression. there was the man so wonderful, walking in humility in the holy city. thats really stabbing the arabs in the back. ♪ ♪ (sounds of car doors closing) (screaming & laughter) ♪ ♪ (sounds of car doors closing) (crash sound & tires squealing) (phone chimes) this is onstar. weve detected a crash from your phone. is anyone injured? i dont think so. good. help is on the way. is there anyone i can call for you? my dad. okay, im calling him now. get ready - our most popular battery is ...

>> faisal is tall, slim and soulful and a bit meladilanconm he has calm. >> he spoke turkish and spoke english and france. he was educated. he was prepared to be a turkish ruler in his era but loyal to the ottoman empire. he harbored extremely resentment against the ottoman and wanted them out. faisal was interested in liberating the arab, what is

>> what were the arab world be today if it were not for imperialism did? i imperialism created a sin thats still taken a toll today. >> the british played everybody to their advantage. they told the jews, you want a home and their is your land, they told the arabs, you want to be independent, you want to have kingdom. we are with you. lets do that. >> at the end, the british were working for the british. israel/palestinian dispute that we know so much today.

Right against the turkish army. it costs a lot of british soldier lives and the thousands. it was a humiliating defeat for them so they retreat it. so jamal sitting in jerusalem, he sort of become as hero and this is kind of the outstanding ottoman victory. these two battles of gaza. >> after the british are beaten back. the arabs plan an assault of his own. >> prince faisal knew that importance so he wanted to be in damascus, it is an important place historically and religious. >> damascus was ...

For them. so they surrendered. >> the battle of aqaba proved the importance of an alliance with the local tribesmen. they knew the lay of the land, and they were fighters. these were tribesmen who survived by protecting what was theirs in the desert. and it would not have been successful had faisal not been part of it. >> aqaba is the turning point because it puts the arabs in a position where they can spread the revolt into the core regions of the middle east. >> at this point, lawrence sees hi...