reply to post by cooler
Ok, sorry to recall some historical facts, but I think it's not useless, if we want to understand the root of the problems we're facing to-day :
The creation of Israel.
In 1922 the population of Palestine consisted of approximately 589,200 Muslims, 83,800 Jews, 71,500 Christians and 7,600 others (1922 census[8]).
Gradually a large number of Jews immigrated to the area, most of whom were fleeing increasing persecution in Europe. This immigration and accompanying
call for a Jewish state in Palestine drew violent opposition from local Arabs, in part because of Zionism's stated goal of a Jewish state, which many
Arabs believed would require the subjugation or removal of the existing non-Jewish population.
On 29 November 1947 the United Nations General Assembly approved a plan, UN General Assembly Resolution 181, to resolve the Arab-Jewish conflict
by partitioning Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab.
Each state would comprise three major sections, linked by extraterritorial crossroads; the Arab state would also have an enclave at Jaffa.
With about 32% of the population, the Jews would get 56% of the territory, an area that contained 499,000 Jews and 438,000 Palestinians, though this
included the inhospitable Negev Desert in the south.
The Palestinians would get 42% of the land, which had a population of 818,000 Palestinians and 10,000 Jews. In consideration of its religious
significance, the Jerusalem area, including Bethlehem, with 100,000 Jews and an equal number of Palestinians, was to become a Corpus Separatum, to be
administered by the UN.[27]The Jewish leadership accepted the partition plan as "the indispensable minimum,"[28] glad as they were with the
international recognition but sorry that they did not receive more.
Arguing that the partition plan was unfair to the Arabs with regard to the population balance at that time, the representatives of the Palestinian
Arabs and the Arab League firmly opposed the UN action and even rejected its authority to involve itself in the entire matter.[30] They upheld "that
the rule of Palestine should revert to its inhabitants, in accordance with the provisions of [...] the Charter of the United Nations."[31] According
to Article 73b of the Charter, the UN should develop self-government of the peoples in a territory under its administration.
Now that pieces are connected, just imagine this scenario :
- You're English, in UK. Italy has been whipped out by earthquakes.
- Arguing a long back presence of the Romans on your ground, the Romists decide to stage a Roman territory on UK, and the UN, decides to share UK
between the Italians and the English-born citizens.
- Thanks to the Italian "diaspora" in the USA, this country decidesd to help the Romists, which they train and arm.
Etc... See the figure ?
It's SF, I agree. But it's what occured to the Palestinians !
There are now more than 5 Million palestinians refugees in the Middle East.
If you think it's not enough to feed the fire ...
Someone in a post, told "we haven't enough bombed them".
I think he should takie some more history curses.
ff topic 
