raider wrote:Are you saying what is happening there is Isreal's fault? I for one support Isreal's right to exist and defened themselfves.
You do understand how Isreal was created right?
Before the First World War Palestine was a district ruled by the Turkish Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans were defeated by Britain and her allies in the war.
After WW1 Britain took control of Palestine, but there were many troubles between the Arabs who lived there and Jews who wanted to live there too.
After the Second World War, Britain decided to let the United Nations decide what to do with Palestine.
The United Nations suggested separating Palestine into two countries, one Arab and one Jewish.
The Arab leaders said no to the plan, but the Jewish leaders accepted it and declared the state of Israel. The President of the United States gave his support to the new state.
However the Arab leaders were not happy. War broke out between and Israel's Arab neighbours, (including Egypt and Jordan) and the new country.
After months of intense fighting, Israel and her Arab neighbours agreed to stop the war. However relations between them were still tense and more wars followed.
They have every right to defend themselves, but let us not forget who took what land first. It comes down to the facts:
*The UN wanted a Jewish state out of shame and guilt to what happened to them.
*Isreal's right to exist is dependant on the UN recognizing it not the Arab nations that is around Isreal.
*The Arab nations that do not recognize the state of Isreal and will remain firm until it is addressed by the west. (Don't hold your breath.)
However, I'm not a academic source and more of an armchair historian on the particulars. So please continue the discussion.
